Rushed appeal hearing in Nagaenthran's case denial of due process - lawyer

Singapore's court registry has fixed 2.30pm tomorrow to hear Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam's appeal against his death sentence for a drug trafficking conviction, according to his Malaysian lawyer.

At the same time, N Surendran (above) said the Court of Appeal has also set 2.30pm tomorrow to hear a new application by Nagaenthran's Singaporean lawyers for a psychiatric assessment of their client's deteriorating mental state.

"Incredibly and unreasonably the Court of Appeal has directed...