Pannir Selvam Pranthaman
Pannir Selvam Pranthaman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 July 1987 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
| Died | 8 October 2025 (aged 38) Changi Prison, Singapore |
| Criminal status | Executed by hanging |
| Criminal charge | Drug trafficking |
| Penalty | Death |
Pannir Selvam a/l Pranthaman (31 July 1987 – 8 October 2025) was a Malaysian drug trafficker who was convicted of trafficking 51.84 grams (1.8 oz) of heroin at Woodlands Checkpoint in September 2014. Pannir, who was not certified as a drug courier, was sentenced to death in Singapore for his crime in May 2017. After his appeal was dismissed in February 2018, Pannir and his family submitted various clemency petitions, which were all rejected on 17 May 2019.
Pannir was originally scheduled to hang on 24 May 2019, but he managed to postpone his execution pending a last-minute appeal to challenge the decision to not pardon him and also the prosecution's decision to not certify him as a courier. This appeal ended in failure in February 2020, and also in November 2021. A second death warrant scheduled Pannir's execution for 20 February 2025, but it was delayed due to another appeal. After losing his final appeal, Pannir was executed by hanging in Changi Prison on 8 October 2025.