Hands for Nguyen on display
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Hands for Nguyen on display
18nov05
THOUSANDS of hand-shaped notes seeking clemency for convicted Australian drug smuggler Van Tuong Nguyen will go on display in Melbourne today.
It is a last ditch bid to save the 25 year-old Melbourne man due to face the gallows in Singapore's Changi prison on December 2, despite repeated pleas from human rights organisations, the Australian government and two popes.
The "Reach Out" public campaign representing the only contact between Nguyen and his mother - with their hands pressed up against a glass partition - will go on display at Melbourne's State Library, in Swanston Street.
The display will be opened by Victorian Attorney-General Rob Hulls at 10am (AEDT) before Nguyen's supporters bundle up the notes which are to be presented to the Singaporian government in coming days.
Nguyen, on death row in island state which maintains a hard-line on drug trafficking, was arrested at Singapore's Changi airport in late 2002, where he was found to be carrying 396 grams of heroin.
Pleas, from Prime Minister John Howard down, to have Nguyen's death sentence reduced to a lengthy prison term have so far failed.
His distraught mother, Kim Nguyen, was informed by post yesterday of the execution date.
"By letter, by registered letter delivered to her house ... it's incredibly impersonal," said Nguyen's Australian lawyer Lex Lasry, QC, said.
"I must say my overwhelming emotion at the moment, apart from being distressed by this, I'm angry.
"I'm angry that they (the Singapore government) do such a thing in such an impersonal way and I'm angry that they won't see the injustice."
Mr Lasry and another lawyer, Julian McMahon, will fly to Singapore today and hope to see Nguyen tomorrow.
Mr Lasry said Nguyen's mother was expected to leave for Singapore within a week.
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Sigh, another life goes to waste for no reason.
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Just one more number on this planet.. thousands die n i dun see u guys bitch n moan about south africa,,
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The reason is he broke a law that carries the possible penalty of death and got caught. Maybe his death will deter others from doing the same thing. He knew what the penalty could be. How many lives could have been ruined by using the heroin that he was smuggling? Fortunately we'll never know.Originally posted by iveco:Sigh, another life goes to waste for no reason. -
Even the queen ignored her plea.
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life is meant to be unfair.
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At least he has so many ppl fighting for his life.
Remember the previous young Malaysian Indian? Was hanged for drug trafficking- hardly any international media fightting for him. -
Erhmm how personal did they want to be? Send down our ambassador to tell them, " I'm sorry, your son broke the law and he is going to be hanged?"Originally posted by LazerLordz:Hands for Nguyen on display
"By letter, by registered letter delivered to her house ... it's incredibly impersonal," said Nguyen's Australian lawyer Lex Lasry, QC, said.
"I must say my overwhelming emotion at the moment, apart from being distressed by this, I'm angry.
"I'm angry that they (the Singapore government) do such a thing in such an impersonal way and I'm angry that they won't see the injustice."
http://www.thecouriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17284961%255E421,00.html
What injustice? He committed a crime, knowing the consequences. It would be injustice if he got away scott-free, plus you never know if he might be tempted by the easy money in the future. You also never know how many lives those drugs might ruin. -
400 grammes of pure heroin which would have supplied more than 26,000 doses to drug addicts.
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i dun understand wat the big farking hoo haa they had made out of it. its simple, he commited a crime, he knew the consuquences n he should b punished. crap man why r they pleading for clemency when he does not deserved it in the 1st place.
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The more ironic thing is 9 austrailians are in bali facing the shooting squad and the biggest hooha is in singapore.
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wad human rites...freakin hell....he broke the law...accept the punishment...
its nt like sg juz suka suka catch him n sentence him to death...wth is up in dat lawyer's brain? -
Because the idea of capital punishment is fascist in nature and goes against the grain of liberal democracy.Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:wad human rites...freakin hell....he broke the law...accept the punishment...
its nt like sg juz suka suka catch him n sentence him to death...wth is up in dat lawyer's brain? -
the reason is there, clear and transparent, for everybody to see.Originally posted by iveco:Sigh, another life goes to waste for no reason.
but has it gone to waste or not, all depend whether anybody learn from this lesson.
if everybody ignore the reason, no lesson learnt, then the life is gone to waste. -
Anyway, those human right activist I dun see what fuss are they making abt
Yes I know he is desperate for money, but 26,000 ppl would be harmed not to say their families -
yo wuddup guez whos bak yo mothafuc'kas itz fity cent in da hoodt' git yo ass upp heer shet yo moth n see muh mothafuc'kin pics widd ma nigga homiez o ah'm bustin uh cap in ya. fo shizzle ma nizzle.
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hannor hannor... not suka suka kena shot like that guy in UK hor...they complain so much wait our mata sick of explaining and waste of our court time.. then also suka suka shoot them first when caught them and claim that they try to escape how??Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:wad human rites...freakin hell....he broke the law...accept the punishment...
its nt like sg juz suka suka catch him n sentence him to death...wth is up in dat lawyer's brain?
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Pls respect our laws!!!
It's just a win or lose situation if he was to smuggle drugs to Singapore.
Nguyen jolly know he will be hanged if he was to be caught, however, on the other hand, how much he can profit when he sell the drugs to hardcore addicts or the dealer.
This should be a warning to other nationalities who want to be the 2nd Nguyen.
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Australians are plainly arrogant and silly to think that they can make Singapore change course by making a big fuss. Singapore is not Indonesia....the last thing the Singapore government wants to do is to give the impression that they yield to foreign pressure.
By trying to pressure Singapore, Australians have left Singapore with absolutely no choice but to hang him. Even the President will be hard pressed to grant clemency in case we appear to be weak. -
Sentenced to death but don't hang him since Ang mor make noise...
Feed him the drugs he was carrying and let him leave this world a stoner! -
Aiyah, those activist are irritatingOriginally posted by oxford mushroom:Australians are plainly arrogant and silly to think that they can make Singapore change course by making a big fuss. Singapore is not Indonesia....the last thing the Singapore government wants to do is to give the impression that they yield to foreign pressure.
By trying to pressure Singapore, Australians have left Singapore with absolutely no choice but to hang him. Even the President will be hard pressed to grant clemency in case we appear to be weak. -
come on many do it just for the publicity.Originally posted by oxford mushroom:Australians are plainly arrogant and silly to think that they can make Singapore change course by making a big fuss. Singapore is not Indonesia....the last thing the Singapore government wants to do is to give the impression that they yield to foreign pressure.
By trying to pressure Singapore, Australians have left Singapore with absolutely no choice but to hang him. Even the President will be hard pressed to grant clemency in case we appear to be weak. -
Active global citzenry..if the Singaporeans in Australia disagree, why don't they form a protest group and petition the Australian government to drop all appeals rather than just sitting on their bums.Originally posted by dragg:come on many do it just for the publicity.
At least the Australians rally around their fellow.. -
Well, we are just too kuai lolOriginally posted by LazerLordz:Active global citzenry..if the Singaporeans in Australia disagree, why don't they form a protest group and petition the Australian government to drop all appeals rather than just sitting on their bums.
At least the Australians rally around their fellow.. -
It is not adviseable to do this. I would rather the heartlanders back home put pressure on the MIW for a referendum on capital punishment.Originally posted by LazerLordz:Active global citzenry..if the Singaporeans in Australia disagree, why don't they form a protest group and petition the Australian government to drop all appeals rather than just sitting on their bums.
At least the Australians rally around their fellow..
Taking part in protest movements when you are living in a foreign country, be it working or studying, is risky. It does not matter whose side you are on.