KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Foreign Affairs Ministry, via the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore, will continue to monitor the progress of Malaysian detainee Nagaenthran Dhamalingam’s case and will provide appropriate consular assistance to him and his family.

       Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah (pic) said in a statement on Wednesday (Nov 3) he had also sent a letter to his Singaporean counterpart regarding the case.

       Saifuddin said he had also received a letter from the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (Adpan) through Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah informing him of Nagaenthran's impending execution and requesting the Foreign Ministry to raise the case with the Singapore government.

       Nagaenthran was arrested by Singaporean authorities on April 22, 2009, for smuggling 42.72 grammes of diamorphine and was sentenced to death by the Singapore High Court on Nov 22, 2010.

       The appeal process through the courts has gone up to the final stage, namely through the application for Presidential Clemency. However, the application was rejected on June 1 last year.

       Nagaenthran is scheduled to be executed on Nov 10. – Bernama