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An interesting turn of events in Malaysia

By National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Imagine a Texan traveling abroad.Now imagine a Texan was arrested, unfairly charged with a capital crime, convicted and sentenced to death.Would it make Texas -- the leading execution state in the U.S. -- rethink its position on the issue of the death penalty? I don't know. But the following story, which we are posting in its entirety, hopefully will give us pause and at least allow us to view this issue in a different light:Beijing Sentence Shakes Malaysia's Own PolicyMalaysia's unshakable stand on the death penalty appears to be wavering asa country unites in sympathy and outrage over the plight of a young Malaywoman sentenced to death in China for allegedly acting as a drug courier.Umi Azlim Mohamad Lazim, 24, a university science graduate from a poorMalay family of rice farmers, admitted to having 2...continue to full post

Full post as published by Abolish the Death Penalty on January 23, 2008 (boomark / email).