In a tweet, Lawyers for Liberty coordinator Zaid Malek also said Singapore’s Attorney-General’s Chambers was now seeking “punitive costs against the defence counsel”.

“The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal by Pausi and Roslan,” he tweeted, referring to Sabahan Pausi Jefridin, who is said to be of low IQ, and Singaporean Roslan Bakar.

Earlier today, the Singapore High Court granted an interim stay of execution for Pausi and Roslan — who were scheduled to be hanged today — pending the filing of an appeal.

The duo were sentenced to death for drug trafficking in 2010. The men have been on death row for the past 12 years and were reportedly informed only last Wednesday that they would be executed today.

Zaid had earlier criticised the decision to hear the appeal today, calling it “absurd and a mockery of justice”.

“What is so important that they have to go ahead with it today itself? Why the rush in executing these two individuals?”