The Singapore Government says Melbourne man Van Nguyen will be hanged next Friday. Its insistence is borne out in a letter sent to Canberra from the Speaker of the Singapore Parliament.
In the letter sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, David Hawker, his Singaporean counterpart, Abdullah Tarmugi, says:
"We have an obligation to protect the lives of those who could be ruined by the drugs Nguyen was carrying. He knew what he was doing and the consequences of his actions".
These are not the actions of a friendly government and signal a callous disregard for the bilateral relationship. Australians should respond accordingly.
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