Long, agonising wait on death row

Trials and tribulations: Chong (left) talking about his ordeal in prison to Benjamin in Johor Baru. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: For 31 years, Chong Yun Fak’s life was neither here nor there as he sat on death row.

The follies of youth – he wanted to make a quick buck peddling drugs – landed him in prison when he was caught red-handed with 220g of heroin during his third dealing in 1987.