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Yong Vui Kong’s appeal dismissed by Singapore’s highest court

By Kirsten Han Sat, Apr 07, 2012 4:06AM UTC View Comments

Singapore’s Court of Appeal has dismissed death row inmate Yong Vui Kong’s latest appeal, leaving the clemency process as his only hope to stay alive. Yong Vui Kong was arrested at the age of 19 in 2007 when he was found in possession of 47.27g of heroin, and sentenced to death under Singapore’s Mandatory Death...

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Rajoana hanging: The noose threatens more than just the convict

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Wed, Mar 28, 2012 1:14AM UTC View Comments

A day before India’s Independence Day in 2004, 42-year-old Dhananjoy Chatterjee was hanged in Kolkata’s Alipore Central Jail. He was hanged for raping and murdering a teenaged schoolgirl 14 years ago. The 83-year-old hangman sought Chatterjee’s pardon before executing him – symbolic of the national sentiment of the time which wanted a debate on whether...

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Drug traffickers use Bogotá – Sao Paolo – Dubai – Guangzhou route, said Colombian consul in Beijing

By Albeiro Rodas Fri, Jul 22, 2011 12:23AM UTC View Comments

Bogotá. The Colombian consul in Beijing, Jaifa Mezher, said to Caracol Radio that drug traffickers between the Latin American and the Asian country use the route Bogotá – Sao Paolo – Dubai – Guangzhou. ‘I do not have information about a net of drug dealers using Colombians, but that route does not require visa [for...

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Colombian taxi driver faces death penalty in China

By Albeiro Rodas Tue, Jul 19, 2011 2:45PM UTC View Comments

Harold Carrillo Sánchez, a poor taxi driver of Cali, Colombia, faces death penalty in Beijing for drug trafficking. His wife and three teens have one year already trying to get in touch with him.

Sihanoukville. A Colombian taxi driver, Harold Carrillo Sánchez, 45, from the industrial city of Cali, has two years to appeal a death penalty ruled by a court of Beijing for drug trafficking last April, reported the Colombian Chancellery. Colombian Guillermo Álvarez also faces the death penalty. The Colombian Chancellery reported also that the Chinese authorities...

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Indonesia fails to protect its foreign workers

By Chalid Nasution Wed, Jun 22, 2011 8:24PM UTC View Comments

Nearly a week has passed since Ruyati’s execution, a worker from Indonesia in Saudi Arabia, but talk about the case was still “hot” in many public discussions. Ruyati’s death penalty without prior notice has become a lethal blow for the Indonesian government, especially for the regulator of foreign policy. In Jakarta, the various elements of...

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