Akmal Shaikh
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Akmal Shaikh (5 April 1956 – 29 December 2009) was a British citizen, originally from Pakistan, who was executed in Urumqi, China, by lethal injection. Shaikh was the first EU national to be executed in China in 50 years.[1] The father of five smuggled heroin to China in a suitcase on a plane. China defended its decision to put Shaikh to death and stated it had acted according to Chinese law.[2][3]
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- ↑ "Briton To Be Executed For Smuggling Drugs". Sky News HD. December 22, 2009. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Akmal-Shaikh-Set-To-Be-Executed-In-China-For-Drug-Smuggling-After-Losing-Appeal/Article/200912415506156?lpos=World_News_Third_UK_News_Article_Teaser_Region__4&lid=ARTICLE_15506156_Akmal_Shaikh_Set_To_Be_Executed_In_China_For_Drug_Smuggling_After_Losing_Appeal.
- ↑ "China defends decision to execute drug-smuggling Briton Akmal Shaikh". The Times. December 22, 2009. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6964839.ece.
- ↑ "China defends case against Briton facing execution". CNN World. December 22, 2009. http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/22/china.uk.akmal.shaikh/index.html.
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