Family of Abbotsford man sentenced to death in China working with local MP to secure fair treatment
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The U.S. State Department says China's death sentence against an Abbotsford man is “politically motivated.”
A statement today from U.S. deputy spokesman, Robert Palladino, says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Canadian Foreign Minister, Chrystia Freeland, spoke yesterday, and spoke about their concerns regarding the “arbitrary detentions of Canadian nationals.”
This is happening because a Chinese court resentenced Robert Schellenberg to death in a sudden retrial of a drug-smuggling case on Monday.
Schellenberg’s family says they are working with their local MP, Ed Fast from the Conservative Party, to ensure the government makes every effort to secure fair treatment for Robert Lloyd Schellenberg.
Guest: Ed Fast
Conservative MP for Abbotsford
The U.S. State Department says China's death sentence against an Abbotsford man is “politically motivated.”
A statement today from U.S. deputy spokesman, Robert Palladino, says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Canadian Foreign Minister, Chrystia Freeland, spoke yesterday, and spoke about their concerns regarding the “arbitrary detentions of Canadian nationals.”
This is happening because a Chinese court resentenced Robert Schellenberg to death in a sudden retrial of a drug-smuggling case on Monday.
Schellenberg’s family says they are working with their local MP, Ed Fast from the Conservative Party, to ensure the government makes every effort to secure fair treatment for Robert Lloyd Schellenberg.
Guest: Ed Fast
Conservative MP for Abbotsford