Britain and China were yesterday engaged in a fierce diplomatic argument after the Chinese government executed a UK citizen for drug trafficking, in spite of claims he was mentally ill and unfit to stand trial.
In an act that was roundly condemned by Gordon Brown, Britain's prime minister, China executed Akmal Shaikh, a 53-year-old father of three, who was caught smuggling heroin into China.
Britain had long argued there were strong signs Mr Shaikh suffered from a mental condition and that this should have prompted an act of clemency.
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