The Laotian government official must have been happy for being under international limelight since it has been rarely noticed ever since Vietnam War. The decision not to execute her plus giving her time to find an attorney surely can win some praises, but I doubt that's the only thing they get in return. But anyway, executing two British with one bullet is probably too much for it.
May 5, 2009
Death Sentence not to be Executed
A Nigeria-born British woman, who is pregnant, was arrested in Laos for possessing drugs. The amount she carried is adequate for a mandatory death penalty in that country. As one of the last communist states and the poorest in the region, Laos is not known for its rule of law or good human rights record. But this time, human rights activists' did a good job to persuade the government not to go ahead with the inevitable inhuman decision. (Fox News)
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This is a country usually nobody would pay attention to. That's why I was really surprised a few days ago when my roommate told me actually she visited Laos during her one year visit to Singapore! Perhaps I should have asked her more about that mysterious country. But my feeling is Laos is perhaps the last country on CNN you might expect to hear any news from!
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