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Yong was 19 when he was first arrested for possessing 47g of heroin in 2007© Save Vui Kong CampaignA young Malaysian man under threat of imminent execution in Singapore for drug trafficking should be granted clemency, Amnesty International and the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) have said.Yong Vui Kong, who was 19 when he was first arrested for possessing 47g of heroin in 2007, has no other options left.On 4 April, the Supreme Court rejected his third and final appeal, which was made on the basis he was subjected to unequal treatment before the law.“Countries around the world have abolished the mandatory death penalty because it does...
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