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Petition calls for world to stop death penalty

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Melbourne : Australia | 4 months ago

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Lee Rush is the father of convicted drug smuggler 23-year-old Scott Rush, who faces being put to death in Indonesia. Lee Rush says capital punishment is not the answer to crime. "I have dealt, face to face, with people in extreme the other way, that strongly believe capital punishment has a place in this...

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Petition calls for world to stop death penalty

News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 4 months ago

Lee Rush is the father of convicted drug smuggler 23-year-old Scott Rush, who faces being put to death in Indonesia. Lee Rush says capital punishment is not the answer to crime. "I have dealt, face to face, with people in extreme the other way, that...