Van Tuong Nguyen

Van Tuong Nguyen
Van Tuong Nguyen's mugshot
Born	(1980-08-17)17 August 1980 Songkhla, Thailand
Died	2 December 2005(2005-12-02) (aged 25) Changi Prison, Singapore
Nationality	Australian
Criminal charge	Drug trafficking
Criminal penalty	Death penalty

Van Tuong Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Tường Vân,  listen; 17 August 1980 – 2 December 2005) baptised Caleb, was an Australian from Melbourne, Victoria convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore. A Vietnamese Australian, he was also addressed as Nguyen Tuong Van in the Singaporean media, his name in Vietnamese custom, as well as in most Asian customs.

Drug trafficking carries a mandatory death sentence under Singapore's Misuse of Drugs Act, and despite pleas for clemency from the Australian government, Amnesty International, the Holy See, as well as other individuals and groups, he was executed by hanging at 6:07 am SST on 2 December 2005 at Changi Prison (22:07 UTC, 1 December).