British national faces death penalty for drug trafficking

Although I respect with the China's law & order and feel sympathy for Akmal. From where it had begun and now where it ends is a destiny chosen by the gods above us. Maybe, Akmal could be innocent but has been framed are the question it seems only if there were proper study and findings carried out could lead to the facts for which a decision could satisfy all. I know its a sad thing about the death penalty if in case the person is really innocent then his life cannot be replaced, therefore the chinese governemnt should take time to study the matter and give a chance to prove innocence over a period of time. And i request all drug dealers to please stop playing with peoples lives.

Say NO to drugs...

Do not take away what you can't give. no one can give life,so no one should take it away from any one. Lets forgive and why not life imprisonment?

law is law drug will desteoy many of life if he commite other drime clenmency is possible but drug i think that is no clemency

In liberal countries when person is found guilty of a crime by a court of law they must accept their punishment. Even if the Chinese won't acknowledge it, it seems that their punishment for drug offences is a response to British domination during the Opium Wars. Britain Forced China to condone the trafficking of opium. As result China now has a very harsh punishment for drug trafficking. And now a British subject has been found guilty of drug trafficking.
"There is no convincing evidence that the death penalty deters would-be drug traffickers more than any other punishment." Here in South Africa and many other countries the death penalty was replaced with a life sentence. Akmal Shaikh is a human being and deserves to be treated humanely. He has been found guilty in China by a court of law. China has signed the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and this means it is supposed to apply the presumption of innocence. However when it comes drug offences it isn’t applied. Also the mandatory death sentence is a violation of these agreed standards.
Akmal Shaikh is not a Chinese citizen. It is very difficult to find a balance between what you want your citizens to do and what you want to tell the world you do to your visitors. It is most important in Chinese culture to always save face. And one should "never give a gift that would make it impossible for the Chinese to reciprocate—this would cause a loss of face and place them in a very difficult position." Foreigners can't be allowed to get off lightly with crimes simply because they are foreigners. Perhaps if the British made such a gift the Chinese would have to reciprocate to save face. What is British and European policy doing to prevent the future deaths of their citizens in countries that still have a death penalty?

Trade with China should be terminated until they reform their ant humanitarian laws and politics

to err the country is bad,forgive divine.

He must have know the Law.
And probably thouht he would get away with it if Caught.

The British government showed little respect for the rule of law and little respect for the sovereignty of China. It made every effort to push the Chinese gevernment to interfere with the court decision, which itself had never tried. The most terrible thing is they once again choose drug smuggling as the issue, as they did hundreds ago to launch the opium war.

9 pound drug? how many people will be killed?

It is a shame and disaster for mankind to forget one of the most important commandment of God; "Thou shall not kill" whether just or unjustly. The Chinese authorities chose to take a man's life without due regard to the law of the most high God. We need to pray for them for forgiveness as a Christian nation; our prayers will help the Chinese authorities understand that the existence and survival of the human race depends on forgiveness. But they need to repent for this terrible act!