Singapore executed Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, on Wednesday for abetting the trafficking of 1 kilogram of cannabis, despite his family's pleas for clemency and activists protesting the weak evidence against him. The death penalty is a mandatory sentence for anyone found guilty of trafficking more than 500 grams of cannabis in Singapore, and the execution has sparked outrage among activists and human rights groups who argue that it is an inhumane punishment. The Singapore government has defended its use of capital punishment, saying it is necessary to deter drug trafficking and other serious crimes.