Four Canadian nationals have been executed in China in recent weeks, as Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Zoli announced Wednesday, according to Beijing defied the appeals by Otava to show leniency. “We strongly condemn Canadian executions in China,” Zoli told the press in the Canadian capital. According to the BBC, the leader of Canadian diplomacy noted that he was unable to go into more details on these cases due to appeals to protect the privacy of the executed families. Beijing defended these executions in a statement sent to the Canadian newspaper Globe & Mail, stating that all four had been convicted of drug trafficking cases. “Drug -related crimes are very serious crimes that are recognized in the world that they are extremely harmful to society,” according to a letter from the Chinese Embassy to the newspaper. “China always imposes very strict penalties for drug -related crimes” and applies “approach […]
Source: News Beast
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