US EditionChina overturns death sentence for Canadian Robert Schellenberg
China's highest court annulled Schellenberg's death sentence and ordered a retrial amid warming Canada-China ties, despite China's 99% conviction rate, officials said.
- China's Supreme People's Court overturned the death sentence for Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, Canadian citizen, in a decision first reported by The New York Times.
- Following Meng Wanzhou's arrest, Schellenberg's retrial and death sentence reversal occurred, according to court records.
- Prosecutors allege Robert Lloyd Schellenberg conspired to smuggle 222 kilograms of methamphetamine in 2014, and he has prior Canadian drug convictions including a two‑year sentence in 2012 while proclaiming his innocence.
- Global Affairs Canada said it is aware of the decision in Schellenberg's case and will continue providing consular services to Mr. Schellenberg and his family, advocating clemency for Canadians sentenced to death abroad.
- Amid efforts to reset relations, the decision follows Prime Minister Mark Carney's meeting with President Xi Jinping last month and an agreement to remove certain trade barriers, against a backdrop of past Canadian executions and detentions in China.
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Chinese Court Overturns Canadian’s Death Sentence, NYT Reports
China’s top court overturned a death sentence imposed on a Canadian national convicted of drug trafficking, reversing a lower court’s decision in a case that had been a source of tension between the two countries, the New York Times reported.
The Chinese Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of a Canadian, the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. The decision follows a visit by Canadian Prime Minister Carney to China. He was there to restore diplomatic ties. According to The New York Times, which first reported the case, Robert Schellenberg will be granted a new trial. Schellenberg was arrested by China in 2014 on suspicion of drug trafficking. Prosecutors allege h…
China Overturns Death Sentence Against Canadian Citizen Schellenberg: Reports
China has overturned a death sentence for Canadian citizen Robert Lloyd Schellenberg who has been convicted of drug charges, according to multiple media reports on Feb. 6. The Supreme People’s Court of China overturned the B.C. native’s death sentence on Feb. 6, with Schellenberg’s lawyer reportedly saying that the case will be retried. Global Affairs Canada (GAC) said it is aware of “a decision” on the case and noted that Ottawa has long suppor…
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