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Bookmark or Share- Akmal Shaikh - WikipediaAkmal Shaikh (5 April 1956 – 29 December 2009) was a Pakistan born British businessman who was convicted and executed in China for illegally trafficking approximately 4kg [5] of heroin. The trial and execution attracted significant media attention in the UK, namely as Shaikh's poor mental health was taken advantage of to commit the crime.
- China Executes Briton Despite Appeals - The New York TimesThe man, Akmal Shaikh, 53, was executed by lethal injection in the far western region of Xinjiang, where he had been convicted in 2008 of entering the country carrying a suitcase stuffed with...
- Akmal Shaikh - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAkmal 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 ]
- China Executes British Man for Smuggling - CBS NewsBritain's prime minister said he was "appalled" at the execution of 53-year old Akmal Shaikh - China's first of a European citizen in nearly 60 years.
- BBC News - British anger at China executionAkmal Shaikh, 53, a father-of-three from London, was executed in China after being convicted of drug smuggling despite claims he was mentally ill. Foreign Office...
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