Barlow & Chambers
If you commit a crime in a foreign country you are liable under the laws of that country, regardless of the laws of your country of origin.
Now those dudes did commit a capital offence in Malaysia (I used to live down the road from the prison they were in, poor sods) and unfortunately they paid the full penalty.
I do not condone the death penalty one bit, but you need to be aware of the law no matter where you travel, and you can be reasonably certain that a crime at home is also a crime in a foreign land.
Bevan..