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Vietnam Commutes Australian's Death Sentence

By Jeralyn, Section Foreign Affairs
Posted on Thu Mar 02, 2006 at 09:40:23 AM EST
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Citing humanitarian concerns, Vietnam has commuted the death sentence of an Australian citizen to life imprisonment. The sentence had been imposed after a guilty verdict for trafficking one kilo of heroin.

According to competent authorities, stemming from its humanitarian policy, Vietnam's president has signed a decision to commute the death penalty to life imprisonment for Nguyen Van Chinh."

Why can't Singapore and Bali see the light?

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    • Vietnam Commutes Australian's Death Sentence | 6 comments (6 topical)
    Re: Vietnam Commutes Australian's Death Sentence (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Mar 02, 2006 at 10:10:30 AM EST
    I don't believe we have the right to tell other countries how to behave and what to think. Isn't that ethnocentric as well as culturally imperialistic?

    Re: Vietnam Commutes Australian's Death Sentence (none / 0) (#2)
    by Che's Lounge on Thu Mar 02, 2006 at 11:08:07 AM EST
    Good thing those commies lost the war. Oh, wait...

    Re: Vietnam Commutes Australian's Death Sentence (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Mar 02, 2006 at 12:00:33 PM EST
    Now if only the US of A could see the light. US of A = world-class hypocrite.

    Re: Vietnam Commutes Australian's Death Sentence (none / 0) (#4)
    by Rich on Thu Mar 02, 2006 at 12:27:11 PM EST
    Bali isn't a country and doesn't legislate it's own penalties. The name of the country starts with an "I".

    Re: Vietnam Commutes Australian's Death Sentence (none / 0) (#5)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Mar 02, 2006 at 01:34:54 PM EST
    Some things are worse than death,,say,,life in a Vietnam prison?

    Re: Vietnam Commutes Australian's Death Sentence (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Mar 02, 2006 at 03:52:30 PM EST
    You mean it's down to just Singapore, Iran, Uzbekistan and us?

    Vietnam Commutes Australian's Death Sentence | 6 comments (6 topical)