Friday, November 18, 2005

Clemency Appeal

If you feel it is appropriate, please click on the link below, and please e-mail the authorities in Singapore. I have included the e-mail addresses, subject line, and text below, so that it is a simple matter of copying, pasting, and sending.

http://www.amnesty.org.au/Act_now/action_centre/
singapore_urge_authorities_to_stop_the_execution_of_van_tuong_nguyen

E-mail addresses -
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lee_hsien_loong@pmo.gov.sg; jayakumar_s@mfa.gov.sg; agc@agc.gov.sg; singapore_hc@bigpond.com
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Subject line - Van Tuong Nguyen
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Body of e-mail -
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Dear Prime Minister, Minister, Attorney General, Your Excellency
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I am appealing to your Cabinet to urgently reconsider granting clemency to Australian man Van Tuong Nguyen who will otherwise be executed for drug trafficking.
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I believe the death penalty is the most cruel and inhumane punishment and is an appalling abuse of the most fundamental human right - the right to life. Van Tuong Nguyen is a young man with no prior criminal conviction who does not deserve to pay the ultimate price for this mistake.
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I understand under Singapore's Constitution, clemency can be granted in rare circumstances and that Van Tuong Nguyen's case fits the criteria - I believe he has always shown remorse, confessed at the earliest opportunity and cooperated fully with the Singaporean authorities and the Australian Federal Police.
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I urge your government to show compassion and grant clemency to this young man.
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> Yours sincerely

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