What is Van Tuong Nguyen?
'''Van Tuong Nguyen''' ({{lang-vi|Nguyễn Tường Vân}}; 17 August 1980 – 2 December 2005) was an [[Australia]]n man [[convicted]] of [[drug trafficking]]. In 2002, he was arrested in [[Singapore]] during an international flight stopover from [[Phnom Penh]] to [[Melbourne]]. He admitted to bringing 396.2 grams of [[heroin]] into the country. He was [[death penalty|sentenced to death]] in 2004. Singapore [[wikt:reject|rejected]] pleas for [[Pardon|clemency]] from the [[Australian government]], [[Amnesty International]], the [[Holy See]] and others. On 2 December 2005, Nguyen was [[executed]] by [[hanging]] at Changi Prison in [[Changi]], Singapore. He was 25. Nguyen was born at a [[refugee camp]] in [[Songkhla]], [[Thailand]]. His parents were [[Vietnam]]ese. He had a twin brother, Khoa Nguyen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/meaning-of-life-found-on-death-row-20051202-gdmk79.html|title=Meaning of life found on death row|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=2 December 2005|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Van Tuong}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:2005 deaths]] [[Category:Australian criminals]] [[Category:Australian drug dealers]] [[Category:Australian prisoners]] [[Category:People executed by hanging]] [[Category:People from Melbourne]] [[Category:Twin people from Australia]] {{bio-stub}}