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Van Tuong Nguyen (Vietnamese: ''Nguyễn Tường Vân'', ; 17 August 1980 – 2 December 2005) baptised Caleb, was an Australian from Melbourne, Victoria convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore. A Vietnamese Australian, he was also addressed as Nguyen Tuong Van in the Singaporean media, his name in Vietnamese custom. Drug trafficking carries a mandatory death sentence under Singapore's Misuse of Drugs Act, and despite pleas for clemency from the Australian government, Amnesty International, the Holy See, as well as other individuals and groups, he was executed by hanging at 6:07 am SST on 2 December 2005 at Changi Prison (22:07 UTC, 1 December). ==Biography== Van Tuong Nguyen and his twin brother, Dang Khoa Nguyen, were born in a refugee camp at Songkhla in Thailand to Vietnamese parents.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Meaning of life found on death row )〕 He did not know his father until 2001 when he travelled from the United States to Australia.〔 His mother, Kim, is Vietnamese and migrated to Australia shortly after the boys' birth.〔 In 1987, she married a Vietnamese-Australian who beat them often, according to Nguyen.〔 Nguyen was educated at St Ignatius School in Richmond, St Joseph's Primary School in Springvale and Mount Waverley Secondary College.〔 After leaving school at 18, he intended to study at Deakin University, but financial difficulties led him to work as a store clerk, door-to-door salesman, computer salesman and research marketer.〔 Nguyen started his own computer sales business in 1999.〔 After his brother Khoa got into legal trouble, Van wound up the business.〔 He then found a sales, research and marketing job and earned between A$1,500 to A$2,500 a month (depending on how much commission he received).〔 He subsequently took long leave between June and December 2002. In his confession, he stated he was on "medication for acne that required 4 months leave".〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Public Prosecutor vs Nguyen Tuong Van )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Van Tuong Nguyen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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