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Briton spared Vietnam death sentence
12:51pm Friday 4th April 2008
A BRITISH citizen convicted of drug trafficking in Vietnam has been spared the death penalty.
Le Manh Luong, of Ryan Close, Kidbrooke, had been on Death Row since November 2006.
Brain-damaged after his house was bombed by an American B-52 bomber during the Vietnam War, he faced execution by firing squad before President Nguyen Minh Triet granted him clemency.
Mr Luong will now serve a life sentence instead.
A campaign against the execution had been led by charity Reprieve and more than 1,400 people signed a petition on the Downing Street website.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett had both made representations to the Vietnamese president.
His niece Thanh Le Luong's said: "We are so happy. Now we can go and visit him and he will have the horrific ankle and wrist shackles removed.
"My uncle's death sentence has put an incredible strain on the family but we have been overwhelmed by the support for him.
"I am so grateful to the President of Vietnam for sparing my uncle's life."
Reprieve legal advisor Hayley Ichilcik, who attended Mr Luong's appeal last February, said: "This is fantastic news.
"Mr Luong no longer has the shadow of execution hanging over him.
"I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this successful campaign."
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L O'Rick, ??????? says...
8:28pm Fri 4 Apr 08
Who did something terribly wrong
He's now got a lifeful
Instead of the rifle
But his trousers still kick up a pong
local, erith says...
11:51pm Fri 4 Apr 08
DON'T DO THE CRIME IF YOU CAN'T DO THE TIME
Reader, Erith says...
7:09pm Sat 5 Apr 08
local wrote:I agree with you, why the hell do they spare them, we should have the same in this Country too many of this sh.t in landing here every day of the week if we want to stop drugs they should be getting harder, i for one and sick to the death of the crimes commited when people say ahhh but they have a drug problem so what! stop the gready dealers and the people that traffic it in here and bring back hanging its come to a point when our kids know who to buy it from and where, thats so sad where they are dealing in areas in their teens.They should have hanged him and many more like him but once again the do gooders step in to save the day well bloo.y hang them as well they do more harm then good for this Country
that why they keeps doing the crime because they get away with it .. thats a really good example DON'T DO THE CRIME IF YOU CAN'T DO THE TIME
Jasper, Hades says...
5:20pm Sun 6 Apr 08
Reader wrote:How about we get rid of all the thick idiots who have problems spelling and articulating themselves,idiots like you.Please don't breed.
local wrote:I agree with you, why the hell do they spare them, we should have the same in this Country too many of this sh.t in landing here every day of the week if we want to stop drugs they should be getting harder, i for one and sick to the death of the crimes commited when people say ahhh but they have a drug problem so what! stop the gready dealers and the people that traffic it in here and bring back hanging its come to a point when our kids know who to buy it from and where, thats so sad where they are dealing in areas in their teens.They should have hanged him and many more like him but once again the do gooders step in to save the day well bloo.y hang them as well they do more harm then good for this Country
that why they keeps doing the crime because they get away with it .. thats a really good example DON'T DO THE CRIME IF YOU CAN'T DO THE TIME
Ellie, Erith says...
6:00pm Sun 6 Apr 08
Sunny, London says...
3:10pm Mon 7 Apr 08
Lucas, Derbyshire, England says...
5:24pm Mon 14 Apr 08
Sunny wrote:I agree, send them all to Australia.
Oh well one less criminal in our prisons here but cant we get rid of the ones in our prisons who shouldn't be here?? DEPORT THE LOT I say.
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ho chi minh, says...
4:09pm Fri 4 Apr 08
NO PROBLEM IF YOU HAVE MONEY.
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