Letter sent to the Singaporean Prime Minister’s office

I beg you to show clemency to Nguyen Tuong Van, who has rightly been found guilty of drug trafficking. A long period of inprisonment would maintain a strong deterrent against narcotics trafficking and yet produce a future citizen of worth. I understand the firm stand Singapore takes on drug trafficking and support firm but humane action. In this and in most cases the severest penalty is meted to the weak, the manipulated, the stupid, not those organised crime operations actively profitting from the trafficking.

I beg you to show clemency to Nguyen Tuong Van, who has rightly been found guilty of drug trafficking. A long period of inprisonment would maintain a strong deterrent against narcotics trafficking and yet produce a future citizen of worth. I understand the firm stand Singapore takes on drug trafficking and support firm but humane action. In this and in most cases the severest penalty is meted to the weak, the manipulated, the stupid, not those organised crime operations actively profitting from the trafficking. I ask you to reconsider the use of the death penalty in all cases, starting with
the commuting of this young man’s sentence.

My thanks to Noirin for alerting me to efforts to grant clemency. You can contact the Prime Minister’s office via their feedback web page.