Vietnam court upholds drug smuggler's death sentence

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Vietnam court upholds drug smuggler's death sentence

Published: 7 Oct 2012 at 00.00
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Vietnam's Supreme Court has refused to commute the death sentence of a 24-year-old Thai woman who smuggled narcotics into the country, according to the Saigon Daily.

The Supreme People's Court in Ho Chi Minh City has upheld the lower court's death sentence against Preeyanooch Phuttharaksa, the newspaper said on its website.

Preeyanuch was arrested in October of last year after customs officials at Tan Son Nhut Airport found more than three kilogrammes of methamphetamine hidden inside her luggage. Before her arrest, Preeyanuch had sneaked drugs into Vietnam twice, according to the indictment.

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felixqui
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Discussion 58 : 15 Oct 2012 at 06.0558
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Dickfarang, re D57,
Icecream and cars also silent (or not so silent) killers. We presume you also want car dealers and icecream vendors imprisoned or executed without mercy. Right?
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Discussion 57 : 14 Oct 2012 at 17.4857
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Drug smugglers are silent murderers. I do not feel pity for them.
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Discussion 56 : 14 Oct 2012 at 13.5356
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For your information D53 I’m a foreigner and have a legal office with 16 Thai and 3 more foreign employees from 3 different countries and all but one are lawyers by profession and all my business friends most foreigner however from many different countries in the world doing legal business from huge developments to small businesses as bakery etc.; no one of them needs and would ever deal with drugs. Maybe the places you are visiting or staying are just the wrong one.
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Discussion 55 : 14 Oct 2012 at 12.5255
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Death penalty is inhumane and proved largely inefficient. Countries that choose to kill in the name of Justice are exposing their weakness, not their strength.
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Discussion 54 : 14 Oct 2012 at 05.1354
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bigzvimbaz Discussion 53 : the only white skins I know that work drugs via and in Thailand are connected with your military?
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Discussion 53 : 13 Oct 2012 at 21.4153
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How many white people do you see working a legitimate job in Thailand?...and those that do become teachers,they cant hold on to the jobs anyway coz most wouldn't know anything about teaching even if you shoved it up their a..s.The rest are broke tourists looking for easy cash.Whats easier than smuggling drugs into Thailand if you have a white skin.
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Discussion 52 : 13 Oct 2012 at 18.4552
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How many Africans do you see actually really working a legitamate job in Bangkok ?? Look around Sukhumvit soi 3-5-7-9-11...They are most times in a hurry..or being a watch-out. It would not be possible without somebody getting PAID..and who might that be ??
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Discussion 51 : 09 Oct 2012 at 08.2951
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Discussion 41: Your logic regarding drug smuggler's death sentence is illogical indeed. So as your comment/opinion about legalizing hard drugs without any supporting evidence from statistical report or facts. By the way, your assurance about "this popular recreational drug" does no harm when used in moderation, lead me to suspect that you might be a user yourself to be able speak with such conviction as if it's your first hand experience. Show me a specific or reputable document(s) on this drug or any other hard drugs that you commented as harmless when used recreational, then I might be persuaded and accept your opinionated argument as facts. As far as feeling sorry for a drug smuggler, men or women, I have none especially a residivist. Keeping your head straight, man, or maybe a woman and stop chastise khunbill without facts to support your argument.
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Discussion 50 : 08 Oct 2012 at 10.3850
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The laws should change for punishing smugglers. Do away with the death penalty not legalize hard drugs to save their lives
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Discussion 49 : 08 Oct 2012 at 10.0449
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I give up on this subject, I am amazed at how many commentors have expressed their support for legalizing all hard drugs. The story is about a young girl going to be executed not how we should legalize hard drugs.
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