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Yang Hengjun waives death sentence appeal in China

Tom McIlroy

Jailed Australian citizen and democracy advocate Yang Hengjun has formally waived his right to appeal a shock death sentence in China, begging authorities for release on medical parole or for safe transfer home.

Dr Yang’s supporters released a letter on Wednesday saying there was no way the Chinese legal system could remedy his unjust conviction and sentence on espionage charges, which was revealed earlier this month after a closed-door trial.

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Tom McIlroy was the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief.

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