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Vietnam: death penalty to 30 drug smugglers

Last updated on July 10, 2015 | By Jezryl Rances | January 20, 2014 | 0 views

Vietnam handed down the death penalty to 30 drug smugglers on Monday. (aljazeera.com)

Vietnam: death penalty to 30 drug smugglers — Vietnam sentenced 30 drug smugglers to death on Monday in the communist country’s largest narcotics case ever which involved scores of defendants and almost two tons of heroin, said a judge.

Thirty of the defendants, all Vietnamese consisting of both men and women, were convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to death, while another 59 were given sentences ranging up to life imprisonment, judge Ngo Duc told AFP.

“This was Vietnam’s largest ever trial in terms of defendants, the number of death penalties given out and the amount of heroin involved,” Duc said after the verdict was read out in Quang Ninh province, which borders China in the North.

“Because of the large number of defendants and the seriousness of the case, the trial was held at the prison,” the judge added.

The trial began on January 3 and lasted for 17 days, according to reports.

The defendants allegedly belonged to four international smuggling rings which have been involved in trafficking heroin and other drugs into Vietnam and China from neighboring Laos since 2006.

State media has reported that one of the leaders of the rings remains at large.

In August of 2013 the smuggling rings were busted, with police making mass arrests and seizing large amounts of illicit drugs.

Vietnam has some of the harshest drug laws in Asia and in the world. A suspect convicted of possessing over 600 grams of heroin, or more than 20 kilograms of opium, can receive the death penalty.

Convictions and sentences are normally revealed only by the state-controlled media.

The “golden triangle” region of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar was once one of the top producers of opium and heroin in the world, but has more recently been overtaken by Afghanistan.

Filed Under: VietnamTagged With: death penalty Vietnam, drug in Asia, featured, Vietnam, Vietnam drug laws

SEA Games 2013 Grand Closing Ceremony

Last updated on July 10, 2015 | By Tristan Phillips | December 22, 2013 | 3 views

The Closing Ceremony of the SEA Games 2013 was held in Myanmar on Sunday night. (Image: thestar.com.my)

SEA Games 2013 Grand Closing Ceremony: As with the Opening Ceremony 11 days ago, Myanmar put on a grand and lavish Closing Ceremony on Sunday to close out a successful 27th SEA Games, the first time the nation has hosted the Games in 44 years.

In closing out three weeks of sporting celebration with other Southeast Asian countries, the ceremony also marked the beginning of Singapore’s hosting of the next SEA Games in 2015.

Near the end of the ceremony, the chairman of the Myanmar SEA Games Organising Committee, Mr. Tint Hsan, handed over the SEA Games flag to the Singaporean Acting Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin, who is also on the Singapore National Olympic Council as an executive committee member.

Following the symbolic handover, a special performance was put on by Singapore Soka Association members and national athletes from gymnastics and taekwondo.

The online launch occurred yesterday of the 2015 Games’ official website, www.seagames2015.com, and Facebook page. The theme song, mascot, and logo will be rolled out beginning next February, reported The Straits Times.

Mr. Tint Hsan said: “Although the Asean region has so many different religions, dialects and traditions, the fact that we are able to compete in friendship throughout the SEA showed everyone the unifying power of sports.”

Ng Ser Miang, Singapore’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, handed the Myanmar SEA Games organising committee the IOC Trophy for successfully hosting the SEA Games after a 44 year gap.

In the final medal tally of the 27th SEA Games 2013, Thailand finished at the top with 107 gold, followed by Myanmar with 86 gold, Vietnam with 73, Indonesia with 65, Malaysia with 43, Singapore with 34, the Philippines with 29, Laos with 13, Cambodia with 8, Timor-Leste with 2, and Brunei with 1.

Thailand also won the most total medals overall, winning 282 gold, silver, and bronze medals in the Games. Indonesia got the second-most total medals, winning at total of 260 gold, silver, and bronze.

Filed Under: Myanmar, SingaporeTagged With: Brunei, Cambodia, featured, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, SEA Games, SEA GAMES 2013, Singapore, Thailand, Thailand SEA Games, Vietnam

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