Luke Cook faced Thai death penalty over crystal meth allegation but MPs letters gave him reprieve

• Luke Cook reprieved from Thai execution 
• Accused of attempting to smuggle meth 
• Letter by MPs was pivotal in his release 

A Liberal and Labor politician joined forces to endorse a letter that an Australian man believes saved him from the prospect of execution.

West Australian father-of-two Luke Cook made a final appeal to escape execution after a Thai court sentenced him and his wife to death in November, 2018 over an alleged plot to smuggle half a tonne of crystal meth through the country.

His appeal was put together independently of Mr Cook by a Melbourne legal group Capital Punishment Justice Project, who examined his case and made a submission that there were plenty of holes in the evidence against him.

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