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Chinese death sentence on British national Akmal Sheikh

none | 28.12.2009 12:20


Akmal Sheikh is a 53-year-old British national who has been sentenced to death in China for alleged drug smuggling. You can act to try to save his life.


Akmal Sheikh is a 53-year-old British national who has been sentenced to death in China for alleged drug smuggling.

He is mentally ill and has not received proper justice. He is due to be executed by firing squad, on Tuesday 29 December.

What you can do:

Call the Foreign Office emergency help line to demand that the British Government and Ambassador to China, William Ehrman, intervene to save this man's life.

0207 008 1500

More info:

"Reprieve - Akmal Shaikh"
 http://www.reprieve.org.uk/akmalshaikh

"Akmal Shaikh told he will executed for drug smuggling"
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8432351.stm

"Family plead for life of mentally ill Briton facing execution in China"
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/22/akmal-shaikh-china-execution

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clarify

29.12.2009 10:38

you say "hasnt recieved proper justice" can you clarify this, planted evidence? Torture? what.

The Chinese have a very strong dislike of people smuggling drugs into china, well documented.
Death sentence is too much yes, but the UK has already used all it's diplomatic channels including intervention from the PM, may I ask what next, war?

anon

De Moralize!

29.12.2009 14:03

What are you after? Another Opium War? The Brits screwed up the Celestial Kingdom with the last one. Is Brown trying to work out how to re-thieve Hong Kong, or is he straight in the pay of the Drug Barons? Is that why they are in Afghanistan? When the Taliban were in control poppy growing virtually ceased, since western governments sent in troops, production soared.

Are Western Govenments planning Afghanistsan as a base for an attack on China as soon as the Drugs they have their Agents smuggling into China destroy Chinese Civil Society.

Talibanwr

Dialectical Synthesis

29.12.2009 22:25

The Problems of Afghanistan are solved when RAWA and the Taliban find common ground. It might be very surprising how easily honesty and integrity could cause that. Arm the women.

Talibanwr
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