Can you be executed for drugs in China?

Capital punishment in China is a legal penalty. It is commonly applied for murder, drug trafficking and financial crimes, although it is also a legal penalty for various other offences. Executions are carried out by lethal injection or by shooting. The majority of Chinese people support capital punishment.

What crimes get you executed in China?

In Mainland China, there are 46 criminal offenses eligible for the death penalty….List of capital offenses

• Treason.
• Separatism.
• Armed rebellion, rioting.
• Collaborating with the enemy.
• Spying or espionage.
• Selling state secrets.
• Providing material support to the enemy.

Which country executes drug traffickers?

A 2015 article by The Economist says that the laws of 32 countries provide for capital punishment for drug smuggling, but only in six countries – China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore –are drug offenders known to be routinely executed.

Who is the Australian man sentenced to death in China?

Karm Gilespie
Karm Gilespie, the Australian actor sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking, was honest to a fault, friends say – ABC News.

Who is Cam Gillespie?

An Australian man has been sentenced to death in China for drug smuggling. Cam Gillespie was arrested with more than 7.5 kilograms of methamphetamine in his check-in luggage in 2013 while attempting to board an international flight from Baiyun Airport in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

What is the penalty for drugs in Dubai?

The country strictly prohibits the sale and trafficking of drugs, with drug use punishable by four years in jail. Other changes include reducing minimum sentences from two years to three months for first-time drug offenders and offering convicts rehabilitation at a detention facility separate from other felons.