Singapore: Death Penalty - Julaiha Begum

Index Number: ASA 36/001/2001
Date Published: 6 February 2001
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Singapore

Julaiha Begum (f), aged 52, an ethnic Indian born in Singapore, was sentenced to death in March 2000 for the murder of her husband. She faces imminent execution after her appeal for presidential clemency was denied.