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Crime
NRL star’s father allegedly linked to Mexican drug cartel, faces death penalty
Indonesian authorities have been hunting accused drug trafficker Gregor Johann Haas since December last year. They arrested him on Wednesday with help from Philippine police.
- by Zach Hope, Amilia Rosa and Michael Chammas
Latest
Real estate tycoon sentenced to death in $19.1b fraud case
The court found Truong My Lan ran an orchestrated criminal enterprise that had serious consequences, with no possibility of the money being recovered.
- by Aniruddha Ghosal
Analysis
China relations
China says it’s ‘worthy of trust’ but detentions and a death penalty are spooking businesses
Human rights groups estimate there are 5000 foreigners in Chinese jails. At least 50 of them are Australian, including Australian man Yang Hengjun.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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China relations
‘Hostage diplomacy’: Yang Hengjun death sentence rocks relationship with China
China’s ambassador was summoned to Penny Wong’s office for a dressing down that lasted 20 minutes.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Matthew Knott
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USA
‘Leaving with love’: Killer makes final gesture as Alabama carries out first-of-its kind execution
Officials said Kenneth Eugene Smith, a 58-year-old convicted murderer, was pronounced dead at 8.25pm in Alabama.
- by Kim Chandler
Opinion
UK
I’m against the death penalty, but Lucy Letby has shaken my stance
Such heinous crimes, by a neonatal nurse no less, make capital punishment tempting. But maybe living with what she’s done will be punishment enough.
- by Rob Harris
Australians detained in Vietnam granted clemency, says PM
Anthony Albanese said there had been a “substantial breakthrough” in the cases of two Australians sentenced to capital punishment.
- by Tess Ikonomou
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Crime
‘I’m begging Australia’: Bodyguard’s son issues desperate call
Sirul Azhar Umar, a former member of the security detail for Malaysian kings and PMs, has been detained in Sydney for eight years while facing the death penalty at home.
- by Chris Barrett
‘The death penalty is not the answer’: Australian ties behind Malaysia’s shift
Nearly four decades after his father tried to spare the life of Australian Kevin Barlow, Ramkarpal Singh has helped usher through his country’s abolition of the mandatory death penalty.
- by Chris Barrett
Malaysian hitman in Australia could appeal against death sentence
Sirul Azhar Umar has been held in Australia for eight years for his part in a grisly, politically charged murder that rocked Malaysia and remains shrouded in mystery.
- by Chris Barrett
Pope breaks silence on Iran death penalty as three more sentenced to die
Francis also appeared to back the ongoing protests as “demanding greater respect for the dignity of women”.
- by Nicole Winfield
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