Malaysia open to discuss prisoner exchange programme with Singapore


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is open to hold talks with Singapore on the possibility of implementing a prisoner exchange programme in the wake of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam's execution on Wednesday (April 27).

This comes after letters from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah were sent to their Singapore counterparts last week seeking Nagaenthran's death sentence to be commuted.

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