Four death row prisoners escape hangman’s noose with court ruling

Ravindra Deo

Four prisoners yesterday had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment, after acting Chief Justice Ian Chang ruled that their over a decade long stints on death row amounted to inhumane treatment.

The four are Noel Thomas—who has been on death row for 25 years—Lawrence Chan, Muntaz Ali and Rabindranauth Deo,