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Mentally ill Briton faces execution

Lawyers warn that Akmal Shaikh, 53, who has delusional psychosis, could be shot dead in jail after reports that his second appeal has failedA British man is facing execution after being convicted of smuggling heroin into China. Akmal Shaikh, 53, from... ...full story at Guardian Unlimited

from Guardian Unlimited on Sat, Oct 10 2009

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