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Van Tuong Nguyen

Nguyen Tuong Van
Van Tuong Nguyen's mugshot
Born(1980-08-17)17 August 1980
Died2 December 2005(2005-12-02) (aged 25)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Drug trafficking
Criminal penaltyDeath (x26)

Van Tuong Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Tường Vân, listen; 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 Singaporean media, his name in Vietnamese custom like most customs in the Sinosphere.

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).

  1. ^ "Loving son's letters from death row". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. 27 November 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2006.

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