Nguyen denied hug with family
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Singapore death row man denied hug with family
By Mia Shanley
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-11-30T094505Z_01_HO035080_RTRUKOC_0_US-CRIME-SINGAPORE-AUSTRALIA-HUG.xml&archived=False
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An Australian drug courier who is due to be hanged in Singapore on Friday has not been allowed to embrace his mother or twin brother and will not donate his organs for transplant, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Nguyen Tuong Van, a 25-year-old salesman from Melbourne who was caught with 400 grams (0.9 lb) of heroin while in transit in Singapore, has not heard whether he will be able to have physical contact with his family before he dies, lawyer Lex Lasry said.
"There is just no basis on which the family shouldn't be consoled with at least some level of physical contact with a brother and son," Lasry told reporters as he emerged from an 80-minute visit with Nguyen in Changi prison.
Prisoners on death row in Singapore are separated from visitors by a thick pane of glass and have to communicate via telephone, according to a 2004 Amnesty International report about the death penalty in Singapore.
Amnesty also said that about four days before the execution date prisoners are allowed extra visits from relatives, but that no physical contact is permitted at any time before the execution.
Singapore's prison service would not immediately comment.
As a special concession in their last four days, prisoners are allowed to watch TV or listen to the radio and are given meals of their choice, within the prison's budget, Amnesty said.
Nguyen's mother, Kim Nguyen, arrived at the prison in the afternoon, holding hands with Nguyen's twin brother, Khoa.
"She is very distressed. But I think she realizes that this is something she has to come to terms with," said Lasry.
The family has made no public comments in the past few weeks.
Asked whether Nguyen would be donating his organs for medical use, Lasry said: "I am confident there won't be any donation." Continued ...
On Monday, executioner Darshan Singh told Reuters convicts on death row can chose whether or not to donate their organs.
Death by hanging does not damage vital organs, unlike execution by lethal injection, Singh said.
It is not clear who will execute Nguyen after Singh said on Sunday he had been sacked and would not be required for further executions after speaking to the Australian media.
Nguyen will be executed by "long-drop hanging", an execution method inherited from British colonial days.
Long-drop hanging was introduced in the late 19th century as a more humane form of hanging compared to the short-drop hangings that are still practiced in some countries. Convicts drop several feet and die when the spinal cord snaps, not by asphyxiation.
The Amnesty report said that about 420 people had been hanged in Singapore since 1991, mostly for drug trafficking, giving the city-state of 4.4 million people the highest execution rate in the world relative to population.
The Australian government has made repeated appeals for clemency, with Prime Minister John Howard talking to his Singaporean counterpart five times.
But Singapore has stood firm, saying Nguyen was caught with a large amount of heroin and that the government would not allow Singapore to be used as a transit for illicit drugs.
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Australian media has been cooking up facts on the execution personnal
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Reuters being spoofed?Originally posted by sbst275:Australian media has been cooking up facts on the execution personnal
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let them do wat they wan.. after the hanging, everything will go back to normal liao..Originally posted by sbst275:Australian media has been cooking up facts on the execution personnal -
very cham
a terrible mistake he made. -
Our is not that innocent either.Withholding many stories...Originally posted by sbst275:Australian media has been cooking up facts on the execution personnal
Press and media are not exactly very saintly these days. -
Not just thatOriginally posted by LazerLordz:Reuters being spoofed?
Actually, if you been reading Australian newspaper forum, many support SG govt decision... It is those Human rights activist that are making noises -
Well, just keep to this issue of the death smuggler for nowOriginally posted by LazerLordz:Our is not that innocent either.Withholding many stories...
Press and media are not exactly very saintly these days.
As someone is meddling onto our laws and rights -
Yes that's true.But it's a good study on the reach of a movement that uses the global civil society framework..Originally posted by sbst275:Not just that
Actually, if you been reading Australian newspaper forum, many support SG govt decision... It is those Human rights activist that are making noises -
POor thing -
Who wants his organs?Originally posted by LazerLordz:. . . . . will not donate his organs for transplant, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Get his organ, den become drug addict, whoere got good?
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They never think what if 1 day someone meddles Aussie's law bodyOriginally posted by LazerLordz:Yes that's true.But it's a good study on the reach of a movement that uses the global civil society framework.. -
I think you misinterpreted me, heh.I was talking about the reach of their influence in linking up like-minded ppl around the world to press for their agenda.Originally posted by sbst275:They never think what if 1 day someone meddles Aussie's law body -
Many support I believe is due to their kids
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Really pity the mum and the brother. They don't deserve this.
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Well, I understand your viewOriginally posted by LazerLordz:I think you misinterpreted me, heh.I was talking about the reach of their influence in linking up like-minded ppl around the world to press for their agenda.
But what I am saying is that, these ppl dun know what are they doing, the consequences
Anyway, it is really interesting to read up more on those successful movements esp -
Yep.And some of their liberalist attitudes have gone too far, like when you can be sued for damages by a thief who has been injured by you when you spot him going through your belongings.Originally posted by sbst275:Many support I believe is due to their kids
Or threatening to assault a rapist who was released. -
Originally posted by sbst275:Well, I understand your view
But what I am saying is that, these ppl dun know what are they doing, the consequences
Anyway, it is really interesting to read up more on those successful movements esp
yeah indeed so. -
i fear more sorrows after hug ......
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Well, what to do...Originally posted by LazerLordz:Yep.And some of their liberalist attitudes have gone too far, like when you can be sued for damages by a thief who has been injured by you when you spot him going through your belongings.
Or threatening to assault a rapist who was released.
That's why ppl say living in SG is much safer -
har?? Being a human rights activist got what consequence?? why like despise human rights activists?? at least they're fighting for a cause not like just sit there and do nothing, with no beliefs and all thatOriginally posted by sbst275:Well, I understand your view
But what I am saying is that, these ppl dun know what are they doing, the consequences
Anyway, it is really interesting to read up more on those successful movements esp -
The way they are going around these issues - Is like making Australia is hiding ground or protective area for crimes that one has committedOriginally posted by The man who was death:har?? Being a human rights activist got what consequence?? why like despise human rights activists?? at least they're fighting for a cause not like just sit there and do nothing, with no beliefs and all that -
Wrong thread posting
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not really mah, the criminals are still not protected, they're still being punished but in a more humane way.Originally posted by sbst275:The way they are going around these issues - Is like making Australia is hiding ground or protective area for crimes that one has committed
Holland jail most song can call hooker and play computer
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Hmm.. that's probably why the Prisons Department turned down Nguyen's mum's request... Just imagine if they allowed the request, how emotional the scene would be... and no one will then have the heart to seperate the son from the mother.Originally posted by InnoHippo:i fear more sorrows after hug ......
Ok, i dunno about Darshan Singh though.. especially after reading about what he said to the foreign press.