Van Tuong Nguyen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Van Tuong Nguyen

Australian convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1980

Place of Birth: Songkhla, Thailand

Date of Death: 02-Dec-2005

Profession: drug trafficker

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Van Tuong Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguy?n Tu?ng Vân, listen; 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, as well as in most Asian customs. 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).