Vale, Nguyen Tuong Van
There's no joy in making a martyr of a drug-runner. Nor does anyone want to downplay the misery and death that drugs cause in our societies. But a young guy who's made a dreadful mistake, for understandable reasons? As Barabara Curzon-Siggers wrote, we are all in need of redemption:
The ability to change ourselves, to develop, to become better people, is the most consistent and compelling element of our humanity. We all do it every day in small ways. But it is those huge steps or movements that distinguish our humanity. We share this quality, this essential element, with Nguyen.
We'll just let these quotes speak for themselves.
"He's completely rehabilitated, completely reformed, completely focused on doing what is good - and now they're going to kill him" Julian McMahon, Nguyen's barrister.
"After considering John Howard's request carefully ... Mr Nguyen will be allowed to hold hands with his mother and brother" statement by the Singapore People's Government.
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