Global InformationVan Tuong Nguyen information
Nguyen Tuong-van | |
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 Van Tuong Nguyen's mugshot | |
| Born | 17 August 1980 Songkhla, Thailand |
| Died | 2 December 2005 (aged 25) Changi Prison, Changi, Singapore |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | Drug trafficking |
| Criminal penalty | Death (x26) |
Van Tuong Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Tường Vân, ; 17 August 1980 – 2 December 2005), baptised Caleb,[1] was an Australian from Melbourne, Victoria convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore. A Vietnamese Australian, he was also addressed as Nguyen Tuong-van (阮祥雲) in the Singaporean media, his name in Vietnamese custom, as well as in most Asian customs.
Drug trafficking carries a mandatory death sentence under Singapore's Misuse of Drugs Act, and despite pleas for clemency from the Australian Government, Amnesty International, the Holy See, as well as other individuals and groups, he was executed by hanging at 06:06 SST on 2 December 2005 at Changi Prison (22:06 UTC, 1 December 2005).
- ^ "Loving son's letters from death row". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2006.