Stop making such remarks: China after Canadian PM calls death sentence 'arbitrary'


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 15-01-2019 16:40 IST | Created: 15-01-2019 12:57 IST
Stop making such remarks: China after Canadian PM calls death sentence 'arbitrary'
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China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said it was strongly dissatisfied after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused China of "arbitrarily" sentencing a Canadian to death for drug smuggling. Speaking at a daily news briefing in Beijing, ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying urged Canada to respect China's sovereignty and stop making such remarks.

A Chinese court on Monday handed Canadian Robert Schellenberg the death penalty for smuggling 222 kg of methamphetamines, aggravating already sour relations between Beijing and Ottawa following the arrest of a Chinese executive in Canada and China's subsequent detention of two Canadians.  

(With inputs from agencies.)

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