Pannir Selvam Pranthaman’s application was dismissed by the Singapore Court of Appeal, The Straits Times reported.

Pannir had been convicted on June 27, 2017 by the Singapore High Court of trafficking in 51.84g of diamorphine at Woodlands checkpoint on Sept 3, 2014.

The Court of Appeal had on May 23, 2019 granted Pannir’s application to stay his execution, to allow him to appeal for clemency .

Pannir, 32, who was scheduled to be executed on May 24, filed the stay application from prison pending a challenge of the rejection of clemency.

His lawyer Too Xing Ji said Pannir has not given instructions to file any further application.

The court’s decision was based on whether Pannir’s information to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) had significantly assisted the bureau in “disrupting drug trafficking activities.”

Under Singapore’s laws, drug couriers who are issued a certificate of substantive assistance by the prosecution can be sentenced to life imprisonment and caning, in lieu of the death penalty.

Pannir argued that he had provided information that led to the arrest of drug trafficker Zamri Mohd Tahir and argued that he should be issued the certificate.

He will be the latest Malaysian to head for the gallows after the case of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, 33, who had been due to be hanged on Nov 11.

However, he was given a last-minute reprieve after several appeals by Malaysian leaders.

Nagaenthran was arrested in April 2009 for trafficking about 42.72gm of pure heroin and his lawyer had launched an 11th-hour appeal against the execution arguing he was not mentally fit.