SINGAPORE: Sarawakian labourer Jabing Kho was granted a last minute stay of execution for his death sentence that was supposed to be carried out today.
The Singapore Attorney General's Chambers, which as quoted by Bernama said that an appeal for hearing will have to be conducted before the death sentence is carried out. This has put a stop to the execution of the 31-year-old from Ulu Baram, Miri, which was slated before dawn today.
The Straits Times reported that Singaporean lawyer and oppposition politician Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss succeeded late last night in staving off the execution of the convicted murderer, who was scheduled to hang this morning.
She had earlier in the day failed to obtain a stay before Judicial Commissioner Kannan Ramesh after hours of arguments in chambers.
"She was given an 11pm deadline last night to file an appeal, which she met. That means that Kho cannot be hanged until the apex court convenes to hear the appeal," said the English daily.