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Canadian Schellenberg ‘definitely’ won’t face death again at China retrial: lawyer
China's Supreme People's Court overturned Schellenberg's 2019 conviction and death sentence after a 4.5-year review, ordering a retrial expected to last about three months.
- On Feb. 6, China's Supreme People's Court overturned the Canadian defendant's death sentence and ordered a retrial at Liaoning Higher People's Court.
- Under Chinese law any death sentence must be submitted to the Supreme People's Court for approval, prompting a formal review that lasted four and a half years and concluded on Feb. 6 after Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Beijing.
- Canadian Embassy representatives met Schellenberg after the decision, and Zhang Dongshuo reported that his mental stress appeared significantly relieved on Friday, Mo Shaoping said.
- Mo Shaoping says Schellenberg `definitely` will not face the death penalty again, and the Liaoning court will appoint three new judges for the retrial, which is expected to take about three months.
- Given the lengthy review, the retrial now positions the Liaoning Higher People's Court, overlapping with Prime Minister Mark Carney's Beijing visit, raising diplomatic questions.
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Canadian Schellenberg ‘definitely’ won’t face death again at China retrial: lawyer
The head of the law firm representing Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg says their client “definitely” won’t face the death penalty again after China’s top court overturned the sentence and announced his retrial on drug charges.
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China overturns Canadian death sentence after Carney visit , lawyer says
BEIJING — China's top court has overturned a Canadian man's death sentence on drug charges, his lawyer said on Monday (Feb 9), marking a breakthrough in a case that has strained diplomatic relations between Ottawa and Beijing for years.Robert Schellenberg was arrested in China in 2014 for suspected drug smuggling and convicted in 2018, initially receiving a 15-year prison sentence....
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