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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
Physical evidence yes - they presented Mr Shaikh. The submission of medical records and or doctors notes at that juncture was a moot point as the court had already refused to comply with their own law insofar as they had refused requests by the UK consulate lawyers to have him medically examined with a view to his pleading insanity on the grounds of mental instability. Why else do you think his lawyers might have wanted him examined?
You seem intent on peddling the false premise that the mental illness question was factored in "Only when he was tried & convicted" when quite clearly - according to Reprieve, his appointed lawyers and independant observers such as Watts - that was not the case.
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So, apart from verbal requests, no one actually presented any physical evidence that the accused was mentally ill. Either his defence was totally incompetent, or it was just a verbal ploy to halt the proceedings. I suspect it was a ploy, which the Chinese saw through.