A Chinese court on Tuesday rejected Canadian Robert Schellenberg's appeal against a death sentence for drug smuggling. In 2019, the Dalian Intermediate People's Court in China's Liaoning province retried Schellenberg, who had appealed his original sentence, and decided on execution. It sent the case to the Chinese supreme court for review, as is required by law before any death sentences can be carried out. Canadian officials were denied access to a Chinese court in Dandong during the trial of Michael Kovrig. (Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters)Another Canadian, Michael Kovrig, was arrested at the same time as Spavor.

Source: CBC News August 10, 2021 01:00 UTC