19-05-2016 19:54 via theguardian.com

Singapore reprieves Malaysian murderer hours before execution

Kho Jabing, 31, was scheduled to be hanged at dawn on Friday, but wins stay of execution for second time due to appealA Singaporean court has stopped the planned execution of a convicted murderer for a second time, hours before he was scheduled to be hanged.Kho Jabing, 31, was expected by his family and rights groups to be executed at dawn on Friday but was granted a stay of execution following a last-minute application by his lawyer on Thursday evening exploiting a legal loophole. Continue read
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