Hands Off Cain
PANAMA·DEATH PENALTY·NOVEMBER 7, 2002·1 MIN READ

Miss Panama, Yoselyn Sanchez, 21, said: "If my refusal...

Miss Panama, Yoselyn Sanchez, 21, said: "If my refusal to go helps save the young Amina from execution , then it is something I do with much pleasure

Miss Panama, Yoselyn Sanchez, 21, said: "If my refusal to go helps save the young Amina from execution , then it is something I do with much pleasure. Although their culture is very different from our own, no one should be stoned to death." Miss World organisers claim that they will mount their own protest against the death sentence as part of the show, but Miss Sanchez rejected that approach and said she believed any protest in Nigeria would be censored.
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  • (Sources: EVENING STANDARD 7/11/2002)