Family of Sarawakian on Singapore's death row making last-gasp bid for clemency


By YU JI

KUCHING: A petition urging clemency for Jabing Kho, who is awaiting a death sentence in Singapore for murder, could buy the Sarawakian three more months of life.

An organisation called We Believe in Second Chances is making a last-gasp move to get as many signatures as possible for a petition to be submitted to Singapore president Tony Tan.

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