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DSR 11C (Revised 5/87)
Text of plea to the Malaysian Prime Minister and
to the Governor of Penang requesting the
commutation of death sentences passed on the "Hong
Kong Eight" in the event that this is upheld by
the Penang Pardons Board.
PRIVACY MARKING
In Confidence
I know that the judicial process concerning Miss
Han Tshi Ling, Au King Chor, Chan Yui Tim, Chow
Sing, Ip Tak Ming, Lai Chi Ping, Ng Yiu Kwok and
Yuen Kwok Kwan, British Dependent Territory
Citizens, has been completed, and I now understand
that the Penang Pardons Board have rejected the
plea for commutation of the death sentence passed
on them for drug trafficking.
I in no way wish to question the decisions of
Malaysian courts. I do, however, urge you to
consider whether, for humanitarian reasons, it
would be possible to commute the death sentences.
I have in mind particularly that, as they
committed the offence before the death penalty for
drug trafficking became mandatory in Malaysia, it
may still be possible to exercise some discretion
on this point.
Yours sincerely
Margaret Thatcher
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