China death penalty raises fears for other Australians
There are fears other Australians on drugs charges in China could also receive the death penalty following the surprise sentencing of a Victorian television actor and businessman at a time of tense relations between Canberra and Beijing.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government was "sad and concerned" over the sentence handed to Karm Gillespie and had raised the case with Chinese officials on a number of occasions since his arrest in 2013 for allegedly trying to leave China with 7.5 kilograms of ice.
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