Putrajaya has been accused of driving the final nail into Pannir Selvam Pranthaman’s coffin, with his lawyer condemning the government's statement in Parliament hours before his execution as a “great act of betrayal” that helped pave the way for his execution in Singapore.

In a scathing statement today, N Surendran slammed Deputy Home Minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah’s remark in the Dewan Rakyat on Oct 7, that Pannir’s information to police was “of no operational value.”

Surendran highlighted that the comment came just hours before...