Huong's lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik said his client is expected to be freed by the first week of May, after a one-third reduction in her sentence for good behavior.
Doan Thi Huong. Pic/AFP
Huong's lawyer Hisyam Teh Poh Teik said his client is expected to be freed by the first week of May, after a one-third reduction in her sentence for good behavior. "I am happy," Huong, 30, told reporters as she left the courtroom, adding that she thought it was a fair outcome.
From prank to murder
Huong and Siti Aisyah, have said they thought they were participating in a prank for a TV show and did not know they actually were taking part in a high-profile murder. Lawyers for the women have previously said they were pawns in a political assassination.
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