The World : Australians Face Hanging
Two Australian heroin smugglers were sentenced to death in Malaysia, the first Westerners condemned under the South Asian nation’s harsh drug laws, which make the death penalty mandatory for all but minor traffickers. Kevin Barlow, 26, a welder from Perth, and Brian Chambers, 28, a Sydney builder, stood silently as Justice Dzaiddin Abdullah told them he had no choice but to condemn them to the gallows. Defense lawyers said they will appeal. The two men were arrested in 1983 after police found 6.3 ounces of heroin in their luggage.
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