A Malaysian, Abd Helmi Ab Halim, was hanged today at Changi Prison after having been convicted of drug trafficking in 2017.

The execution was confirmed by Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) advisor N Surendran.

Abd Helmi, who was 36, was arrested on April 9, 2015, and was sentenced to death for trafficking 16.56 grammes of diamorphine on March 24, 2017.