News (Media Awareness Project) - China: 59 Executed For Drug Trafficking |
| Title: | China: 59 Executed For Drug Trafficking |
| Published On: | 2001-06-27 |
| Source: | New York Times (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-25 15:53:00 |
CHINA: 59 EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
China executed at least 59 people for drug trafficking on Monday and
yesterday, the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse
and Illicit Trafficking. Twenty were executed in Kunming, capital of
Yunnan province, after a rally where the condemned were sentenced
before thousands of people. China has put more than 1,000 people to
death since April in a nationwide anticrime drive, according to
Western diplomats tracking executions reported in the state media.
Not all executions are announced.
China executed at least 59 people for drug trafficking on Monday and
yesterday, the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse
and Illicit Trafficking. Twenty were executed in Kunming, capital of
Yunnan province, after a rally where the condemned were sentenced
before thousands of people. China has put more than 1,000 people to
death since April in a nationwide anticrime drive, according to
Western diplomats tracking executions reported in the state media.
Not all executions are announced.
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