tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361358365193630538.post8078172495856287430..comments2024-03-20T19:17:02.285-07:00Comments on IN THE NEWS: 2009: Bad year for death penaltyKaren Franklin, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01032855743077403199noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361358365193630538.post-70865688524875218402010-01-07T17:25:50.472-08:002010-01-07T17:25:50.472-08:00This is a very timely article, given the execution...This is a very timely article, given the execution of Akmal Shaik, a British national executed on December 29th 2009 in China, despite clear evidence that he suffered from a serious mental illness and did no understand the preceedings of his 30 minute trial. Requests by Akmal's lawyers for a mental health assessment were refused and the presiding judge laughed openly at Akmal's incoherent statements.FpsYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018044055514649768noreply@blogger.com