Johannes van Damme

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Johannes van Damme (1 June 1935 – 23 September 1994) was a Dutch engineer executed by hanging in Singapore for smuggling heroin. He was the first European executed in Singapore since its independence.

Biography

Van Damme had lived in Nigeria for a while and was married to a Nigerian woman at the time of his arrest. He was arrested on September 27, 1991, at Singapore Changi Airport. In a secret compartment of his trunk, 4.32 kilograms (9.5 lb) of heroin was found. Van Damme claimed he had been framed by his Nigerian engineer partner, but this claim was rejected by the court. In November 1993, his appeal was rejected, and the sentence was upheld. A plea for clemency from the Dutch government was rejected by the President of Singapore, Ong Teng Cheong. Neither could a letter from Queen Beatrix sent to the President prevent Van Damme from being executed. He was hanged at Changi Prison on the morning of Friday, September 23, 1994, between 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.^[1]

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References

↑ "Singapore Executes a Dutch Engineer Arrested on Drug Charges". New York Times. 24 September 1994. Retrieved 4 July 2011.

Persondata
Name	Damme, Johannes van
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch drug trafficker
Date of birth	1 June 1935
Place of birth
Date of death	23 September 1994
Place of death

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