英国政府谴责中国处死沙伊克(British Government Condemns China's Execution)
英国召见中国驻伦敦大使,抗议中国不顾沙伊克家属多次提出宽恕的请求,仍对这名英国公民执行死刑。
星期二,在中国当局处死阿克马尔.沙伊克后,驻英大使傅莹被召见到英国外交办公室。沙伊克被判犯有毒品走私罪。
沙伊克的家人说,53岁的沙伊克患有躁郁症,被人引诱犯罪。
英国首相布朗和其他英国官员谴责处决沙伊克,并批评中国当局未能考虑沙伊克的身体健康情况。
中国对此做出回应,要求英国尊重中国的法律。英国新闻媒体刊登了中国大使馆的一份声明,说沙伊克携带超过4000克海洛因进入中国。这些海洛因足以导致近2万7000人死亡。这份声明说,沙伊克的权利和利益都得到了适当的尊重。
Britain has summoned the Chinese ambassador in London, to protest the execution of a British citizen in China despite repeated appeals for clemency from his family.
Ambassador Fu Ying was summoned to the British Foreign Office Tuesday, after Chinese authorities executed Akmal Shaikh. He had been convicted of drug trafficking.
Shaikh's family says the 53-year-old man was suffering from bipolar disorder and was tricked into the crime.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and other British officials condemned the execution and criticized Chinese authorities for failing to consider Shaikh's medical condition.
China responded by urging Britain to respect its laws. British news media carried a statement by the Chinese embassy, saying that Shaikh brought into the country more than 4,000 grams of cocaine, enough to cause almost 27,000 deaths. The statement says Shaikh's rights and interests were properly respected.