PETALING JAYA: Yong Vui Kong, the Malaysian who has been in death row in Singapore since 2009 for drug trafficking, has been spared the noose.
He will now be imprisoned for life and given 15 strokes of the cane, according to lawyer Ngeow Chow Ying, vice-chair of the Civil Rights Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall who has been spearheading a "Save Vui Kong" campaign.
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