Briton executed in China for drug smuggling (VIDEO)

By IBTimes Staff Reporter | December 29 2009 10:56 AM

A British man was executed in China on Tuesday for drug smuggling despite last minute appeals by the British government and his relatives.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was appalled and disappointed that China ignored repeated appeals to show mercy on Akmal Shaikh, a 53-year-old father of three who was believed to suffer from severe bipolar disorder.

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