Daniel Chan Chi-pun | |
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 1990 police mugshot of Daniel Chan Chi-pun | |
| Born | Daniel Chan Chi-pun 1 January 1957 |
| Died | 10 March 1995 (aged 38) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Nationality | Hongkonger |
| Other names | Chan Chi Bun |
| Occupation(s) | Diamond-cutter (former) Security guard (former) |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Spouse | Chan Sok Lim |
| Children | One unnamed step-son Chan Sai-wang (son) |
| Parent(s) | Chan Wing-kee (father) Unnamed mother |
| Conviction(s) | Drug trafficking (one count) |
| Criminal charge | Trafficking of 464 grams of heroin |
| Penalty | Death penalty |
Daniel Chan Chi-pun (陳誌文/陈志文; 1 January 1957 – 10 March 1995) was a Hongkonger charged with trafficking 464 grams of heroin on 20 November 1990. Chan was said to have smuggled the drugs in return for money to pay for the treatment to cure his son's blindness. Chan, however, denied knowing that he was carrying heroin and even claimed it was someone else who passed the vest to him at the airport before he was arrested.
Subsequently, Chan's defences were not accepted, and he was sentenced to death on 8 May 1993 for heroin trafficking, and he lost his appeal in February of the following year. Chan was initially scheduled to hang on 25 November 1994, but he obtained a stay of execution after requesting for more time to make a personal petition for clemency. In spite of the international pleas from human rights groups and the British Hong Kong government to spare Chan's life, clemency was ultimately denied by the Singapore government, and Chan was hanged at the age of 38 on 10 March 1995.[1]
- ^ "背心藏毒品 替人运入境 香港男子今早正法". Shin Min Daily (in Chinese). 10 March 1995.