Last pleas for death row Briton

 » By maddona | the 12-27-2009 at 10:41 | 33 views (20 unique) | 1 comment | Report post!

Mercy - how far away??

Two cousins of a British man facing execution in China have arrived in the country to make a last-ditch appeal to authorities for mercy. Akmal Shaikh, 53, from London, is due to be executed on 29 December after he was convicted of smuggling heroin. But relatives Soohail and Nasir Shaikh plan to deliver a plea on his behalf to President Hu Jintao. Mr Shaikh's supporters say he is mentally ill and Gordon Brown has asked Chinese authorities for clemency. British consular staff have also flown to the Chinese region of Xinjiang to see the condemned Briton and discuss his case with local officials.


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InsaneStar
InsaneStar
the 12-27-2009 at 13:27
China needs to be more sympathetic.

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