BEIJING — China’s diplomatic clash with Canada escalated sharply on Monday, when a Chinese court swiftly sentenced a Canadian to death for drug smuggling at the end of a one-day retrial that was ordered weeks after a Chinese executive was arrested in British Columbia.
The court in northeastern China announced the death penalty against the Canadian, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, after a retrial that lasted one day, and gave no indication that his sentence might be reduced to prison time. Mr. Schellenberg’s fate is likely to become a volatile factor in diplomacy between Beijing and Ottawa after the Canadian authorities arrested a Chinese technology executive last month.
Last month, a court ordered a retrial of Mr. Schellenberg after he appealed a 15-year prison sentence for smuggling methamphetamines. But against a backdrop of sharply increased tensions between China and Canada, the court sided with prosecutors who called for a stiffer sentence.
“The evidence is compelling and ample, and the criminal charges are well founded,” the Dalian Intermediate People’s Court said, according to an official account published online. “Schellenberg was a principal culprit.”
Mr. Schellenberg’s aunt, Lauri Nelson-Jones, who has acted as a spokeswoman for his family, said by telephone from Marylandthe decision was the “worst-case scenario,” adding that “our worst fears were realized.” She said she was trying to contact his immediate family.
Doesnt look very Jewish to me Why do that? In general Asian countries all have death penalty for drug related offenses. You don’t see the US extraditing foreigners that commited a capital crime
Logan Hernandez
Tbh if he was really smuggling amphetamines I have no problem with the Chinese killing him.
How do they do it over there anyway? Firing squad?
Josiah White
>Is it because China is mad at Canada? that's exactly it He was initially sentenced to 15 years in prison but their appellate court changed it to death after we arrested the Huawei exec
Jonathan Walker
I wouldn’t know really. Also I think his trial was rushed anyway without a lot of evidence disclosed. Still he was in China and was in some way involved with the smugglers And Canada expects China to care about such mundane stuff? The fact he got a trial is already generous
Jonathan Mitchell
What does China get out of sperging out against Canada?
Dominic Nguyen
sending a message to other smol countries: poke the dragon at your own peril
Robert Ortiz
Nothing, just flexing muscle. The US probably never experiences it in this manner or is the bully but it is very common stuff from countries like China, Russia, SA, Turkey or even the US to do. People get randomly arrested, companies get denied entrance, airspace becomes locked, shipments of food are suddenly terminated, list goes on
Ethan Thomas
I have a great idea to improve international relationships with the western world
Soon you idiots will learn who is the tail and who is the dog.
Jordan Carter
Don’t care, he’s a drug trafficking criminal. At least he ain’t coming back to Canada to commit more crimes and sucking up benefits. Thanks for doing our dirty work based China.
Logan James
Is this an ancient Chinese proverb about the preparation of dog soup?
Daniel Ortiz
this might be a response for arresting huawei director in poland and an oncoming ban on huawei 5g technology
James Cooper
his eyes look like he got hit by a shovel on the back on his head
>BOOOIIING!
Juan Walker
So because some insignificant country arrested one of theirs they decided to kill a citizen of another ‘who cares’ country?
Josiah Green
>Is this an ancient Chinese proverb about the preparation of dog soup?
You must assume that I'm Chinese.
Nathan Flores
he's rooting against the chinese think before posting
Jackson Morris
Are you surprised? With the 50 cent army being confirmed having positive view on retarded chinese policies makes you either a chink, a chink shill or a massively unfunny and deluded edgelord
Adrian Richardson
Smuggling drugs in any Asian cunt is the single dumbest thing you can do.
Evan Morales
>How do they do it over there anyway? Firing squad? By injection in the mobile death bus.
The real interesting part is all the western backpackers in Thailand, Vietnam and Bali that seemingly use drugs while they’re there despite risking death penalty. Imagine the stupidity. A friend of mine went to Bangkok on some sort of internship and after a night of heavy drinking they had to get up early so they decided to buy ritalin for some extra energy. For whatever reason they snorted it rather than taking the pill. Someone overheard them and ratted them out. He spend 2 days in jail there in awful conditions until the pharmacist could testify he sold them ritalin, they didnt even believe the packages etc at first
William Wilson
>Someone overheard them and ratted them out. the absolute state of china
Aiden Lee
It was Thailand but they’re yellow so who cares
Blake Gray
of course not, this 5g blockade would be held in most eu countries, canada and the u.s we're always just a toy in someone else's hands, same case with future implementation of democracy in iran and the debate on this that will take place in pooland
Sebastian Martin
>How do they do it over there anyway? Firing squad? Firing squad is not used in China as often as it once was, lethal injection is more common today and is used exclusively for non-violent crimes.
Brayden Martinez
He tried to smuggle 222kg of meth into Australia from China.
Oliver Lee
Mexico should kill drug smugglers too
James Turner
There are no death penalty for using drugs, except maybe unofficially in the Philippines.
