Convicted drug trafficker sentenced to life imprisonment in Singapore
In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheong.
Cheong Chun Yin
Police mugshot of Cheong Chun Yin in 2008
Born
Cheong Chun Yin
(1983-09-07) 7 September 1983 (age 40)[2]
Perak, Malaysia
Nationality
Malaysian
Occupation
Disc stall helper (former)
Criminal status
Imprisoned at Changi Prison since 16 June 2008
Parent
Cheong Kah Pin (father)
Conviction(s)
Drug trafficking (one count)
Criminal charge
Trafficking of 2.726kg of heroin
Penalty
Death penalty, later commuted to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane[1]
Cheong Chun Yin (张俊炎 Zhāng Jùnyán; born 7 September 1983) is a Malaysian former death row convict who is currently serving a life sentence in Singapore for drug trafficking. Cheong and a female accomplice were both convicted of trafficking of 2,726g of heroin into Singapore from Myanmar in 2008, and sentenced to death by hanging in 2010. Cheong submitted multiple unsuccessful appeals against his sentence; his case, similar to Yong Vui Kong's, received much attention in the media, at a time when activists argued for Singapore to abolish the death penalty.
When changes to the law allowed the courts in 2013 to give out life sentences to drug convicts who were only acting as drug mules or suffering from mental illnesses, Cheong applied for re-sentencing. As he was not certified as a drug courier, Cheong initially became ineligible for re-sentencing and tried to fight for certification as a courier,[3] until finally, due to new information received, Cheong's case was reviewed and he was finally acknowledged and certified as a courier, which allowed Cheong's death sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment with 15 strokes of the cane in April 2015. Similarly, Cheong's accomplice, who suffered from depression at the time of the offence, was also re-sentenced to life in prison after her death sentence was set aside by the courts.[4][5]
^"Two Malaysians escape death by hanging in Singapore for drug trafficking". Coconuts.co. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^"Finally, reprieve for a father's grief". The Online Citizen. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^"Death-row inmate appeals after being denied drug-trafficking cooperation cert". Today. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^"張俊炎販毒獲赦免死罪彭秀芳改判終身監禁" [Cheong Chun Yin given reprieve from death; Pang Siew Fum re-sentenced to life in jail]. China Press (in Chinese). 20 April 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^"Two Malaysians escape the gallows for drug trafficking in Singapore". Malay Mail. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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