China overturns death sentence for Canadian convicted of drug smuggling

Source: China – South China Morning PostIn a sign of warming China-Canada ties, Beijing has reversed a Canadian citizen’s death sentence and ordered a new trial, calling the judicial ruling “independent”.
The Supreme People’s Court, China’s highest judicial organ, on Friday overturned a death sentence against Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, who was detained in 2014 on suspicion of drug trafficking.
Addressing the ruling during a press conference on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian stated that judicial authorities…Read More

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