The office of the president of Singapore last night rejected the clemency petition from the family of Prabu N Pathmanathan, according to lawyer N Surendran.

“They sent a letter to Prabu's brother,” Surendran told Bernama when contacted via WhatsApp this morning.

The family of Malaysian citizen Prabu, who was put on death row in Singapore, had delivered a fresh petition for clemency yesterday.

The petition was signed both by Prabu's parents and his five siblings.

Prabu’s execution was scheduled for today, at dawn, at Changi Prison.

However, Surendran, the Lawyers for Liberty adviser, said he does not have confirmation yet on the execution this morning.

Prabu, 31, was sentenced to death for committing several acts preparatory to and for the purposes of trafficking in 227.82g of diamorphine or heroin into the island state on Dec 31, 2014.

- Bernama