| Mexican Government to Fight Death Sentence for 3 of Its Citizens in Malaysia EFE | |
| go to original August 15, 2013 |
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Two of the three Mexican brothers sentenced to death in Malaysia on drug charges leave court after an appellate panel rejected their appeal. (EFE)
MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government vowed Wednesday to ensure that all legal remedies are exhausted on behalf of three of its citizens who are facing the hangman's noose in Malaysia for drug trafficking.
The Mexican foreign ministry made the commitment hours after Malaysia's Court of Appeals upheld the death sentences imposed on brothers Luis Alfonso, Jose Regino and Simon Gonzalez Villarreal.
Mexico "maintains a position contrary to the death penalty" and will actively monitor the course of the Gonzalez Villarreal brothers' appeal to Malaysia's Supreme Federal Court, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
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