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Mental illness evidence 'rejected'

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A British man has been executed in China, despite last-minute efforts to save him. Akmal Shaikh, who was convicted of drug smuggling, was thought to have suffered from bi-polar disorder and duped into carrying the drugs. Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, discusses the case.

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