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EXPLAINED: Singapore carries out fifth execution since march | Vintage Vibes

Singapore's resumption of executions has fuelled rare debate within the closely-controlled city state over capital punishment [File: Roslan Rahman/AFP]

Nazeri bin Lajim, who was convicted of drug trafficking five years ago, has been hanged in Singapore’s Changi Prison.

The 64-year-old Singaporean was executed on Friday morning as scheduled, the city-state’s prison service confirmed in an emailed statement to the AFP news agency.

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