If we here in Australia choose to punish a person for wrong doing whilst in our country, would we expect to slacken our laws for the sake of the other countries beliefs? (Not that our laws seem to be very strong anyway) I do not agree with the death penalty of Van Nguyen, but I do think John Howard's hands are tied. If this was happening in America, I don't think they would take much notice if Johnny asked them for grace, obviously the same goes for Indonesia and Singapore, and indeed for all countries.Each country have their own rules whether we like it or not. Should aliens be sent back to their own countries for discipline and carrying out of sentances - I don't know,but it would certainly help the families of those convicted.