Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Foreign Minister Marise Payne has raised the case of Karm Gilespie, the Australian man sentenced to death in China, with her Chinese counterpart. Mr Gilespie was sentenced to the death penalty 6.5 years after he was arrested on drug smuggling charges.
"Australia's opposition to the death penalty is bipartisan, multipartisan, unanimous, principled, consistent and well-known,"Mr Morrison told parliament during Question Time. "We advocate consistently with the abolition of the death penalty world wide by every diplomatic avenue available to us. We will continue to provide Mr Gilespie with consular assistance. Our thoughts are with him, his family and his loved ones.
ScottMorrisonMP Since when does China care what our politicians think?
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Australian citizen handed death penalty in China | Sky News AustraliaAn Australian citizen has been sentenced to death in China on drug smuggling charges.\n\nLocal Chinese media reports the verdict was handed down at Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court on June 10.\n\nHis assets would also be seized on top of the sentence according to a statement on the court's website.\n\nThe man was reportedly arrested back in 2013 after customs officers at Guanzhou International Airport discovered more than 7.5 kilograms of methamphetamine in his possession. \n\nThe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has been contacted for comment.\n\nImage: AP\n\n Let's sentence their nationals for the equivalent to life without parole and in supermax Good!
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