Nazeri Lajim

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Lajim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Nazeri.
Nazeri bin Lajim
An undated photo of Nazeri Lajim in his thirties
Born1958
Singapore
Died22 July 2022 (aged 64)
Changi Prison, Singapore
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Criminal statusExecuted
Criminal chargeDrug trafficking
PenaltyDeath

Nazeri bin Lajim (c. 1958 – 22 July 2022), full name Nazeri bin Lajim Hertslet, was a Singaporean drug trafficker. Prior to his arrest in April 2012, Nazeri went to prison several times for drug consumption and several other drug offences, and was said to be addicted to drugs at age 14. Nazeri and his Malaysian accomplice were both brought to trial and found guilty five years later on 8 August 2017.[1][2]

While the accomplice was sentenced to life imprisonment and caning due to him being a courier, Nazeri was on the other hand, sentenced to death after the High Court found that he was not a courier, and after it rejected his defence that most of the drug supply seized were for the purpose of his own consumption. Throughout the next five years, Nazeri lost his appeals against his sentence and failed to obtain a presidential pardon twice. On 22 July 2022, the day after he failed to overturn his sentence for the final time, 64-year-old Nazeri was hanged at Changi Prison.[3]

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  2. ^ "Singapore executes fifth drug trafficker since March". Malay Mail. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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