[Regnum] The Longyan City Court has approved the execution of a death sentence against a Chinese citizen who manufactured 200 kg of methamphetamine. This was announced on March 22 by the National Narcotics Control Commission of the People's Republic of China.| The objection, presumably, is to manufacture for domestic use of the modern substitute for opium, since there is no Chinese government objection to manufacturing precursors for sale abroad. |
The Supreme People's Court sentenced Lu to death for drug trafficking and production and confiscated all his property.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on March 20, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly condemned China for executing four Canadians, who also held Chinese citizenship, in a drug case. The head of the Foreign Ministry did not provide any other details.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning called on Ottawa to respect China's legal sovereignty, stressing that China treats defendants of different nationalities equally and fairly handles cases according to the law.
China has a tough policy towards any drug-related crimes. The death penalty can be imposed for the production, transportation and sale of large quantities of illegal substances.