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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
From one of your own links;
"Chinese law says a defendant's mental state should be taken into consideration if they are accused of serious crimes, but the Chinese authorities have refused repeated requests for Shaikh to be evaluated by a doctor."
This is the crux of the argument.
Nobody is disputing that he trafficked drugs, knowingly or otherwise, nobody is saying he was innocent from a legal perspective.
The issue here is that he was denied a legal entitlement and executed when under their own legislature the Chinese, without any prerequisite for proof but simply in light of the seriousness of the crime, were obliged to have his mental health assessed and they refused to do so.
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The piece you posted from my previous post says that they had 2 years to provide external medical proof and they failed so any examination would only show illness after he was caught not prior to or at the time of the smuggling.
Doctors keep medical records of patients but the were none for him showing mental illness, speaks of desperation and trying to use any means to stop his execution.