his robert schellenberg . he was given a 15 year jail term in 2018, but he was then sentenced to death 2 months later, after a top chinese tech executive mang, one job was arrested in canada. in relation to charges in the us. canada as ambassador to china says it's no coincidence. the verdict has been handed down. bombings, extradition trial is ongoing life now to paging and correspondent there katrina, you. katrina, it does seem very, very coincidental that these 2 legal cases separated by thousands of miles have come together at the same time that tried they during has denied any links, but of course it's hard to ignore the impact that these case with my wonder seems to have had on robert schellenberg not only his case, but the case of 2 other canadians, one also who is receiving his verdict this week. michael staffel. now robert schellenberg can appeal his case one more time to the highest court. the people's court visit extremely unlikely that a sentence will be changed. 99 percent of all criminal cases he

robert schellenberg was given a 15 year jail term in 2018.

as you mentioned earlier, robert schellenberg was he was originally arrested for drug smuggling charges in 2014 and then sentenced to 15 years in prison, but after lung was arrested, he was re tried and his sentence was changed to execution. and of course, after mon wonder was the rest of the office or saw the detention of 2 other canadians, michael stable, and michael covering, who've been charged with espionage and de cases which tried earlier this year. now, beijing denies that there's any relation to these cases that there's any case of hostage diplomacy, but it is highly coincidental that the michael covered and michael pe spaby were both detained at the same time. we also have long window, currently facing court again in canada. now now michael, stable, his sentence is expected later this week, possibly as early as tomorrow. his trial was routed in secrecy. canadian diplomats were not allowed to enter. and also he was given very mitted access to lawyers in the lead up to that. now as michael stable and michael conflict found guilty, both of them can face very lengthy prison senten

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robert schellenberg was given a 15 year, a jail term in 2018, but he was re sentence to death 2 months later after a talk chinese tech executive, mangling who was arrested in canada in relation to charges in the us. canada and bassett or to china says it's no coincidence. this verdict is out. while maine's extradition trial is ongoing. katrina you is in beijing with more. he can appeal to the highest court in china, which is the people's court. but it's very unlikely that he'll be able to change his sentence. here in china and 99 percent of all criminal cases are found guilty and big as a tourist lee hard on any drug smuggling crimes. now, schellenberg is not the only canadian who is expected to receive his verdict this week. another canadian michael sparkle, who was try, was tried in a separate case under espionage charges, is also expected to receive his verdict. now there's a very strong political element to both of the cases right now. the relationship between china and canada is that an old time lower and it was worse than the earlier this year. when the canadian government descri

robert schellenberg was charged in 2015 and received a fifteen— year prison sentence in 2018.a and china over the detention of the huawei executive meng wanzhou. within weeks mr schallenberg had been retried and sentenced to death. 0ur correspondent robin brant has been taking a closer look at the diplomatic battle over mr schellenberg. well, the canadian authorities believe that he is a victim of what they have described as hostage diplomacy, and as you have just referred to, the key event here in terms of robert schellenberg's journey through the chinese court system is what happens between when he was originally arrested and charged and sentenced, then when he was recharged and the sentence was increased to the death penalty. he was convicted of trying to smuggle 500 kilos of methamphetamine from china to australia, given 15 years in prison. there was then a retrial and his sentence was increased to the most severe, the harshest — execution. between those two events, meng wanzhou, the chinese telecoms executive, who works for huawei, the massive telecoms company was detaine

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robert schellenberg was given a 15 year jail term in 2018, but he was re sentence to death. 2 months later, after top chinese tech executive mang one joe was arrested in canada in relation to josh is in the us. canada san basset to beijing says it's no coincidence this verdict has come while mang extradition. trial is ongoing. the president bella rose has told western powers to cause choke on their sanctions after another round was imposed on his government by the u. s. and the u. k. now that coincides with the 1st anniversary of alexander lucas. shank is disputed election when world leaders and environmentalists have reacted with alarm to a un scientific report on the scale of the climate emergency. it says there is no longer any doubt that human activity is warming. the planet and the ones that some of that impact is irreversible. first, it has us that it is indisputable that human activity causing climate change and making extreme weather events more frequent and severe. second, it shows that climate change is affecting every region on our planet. and lastly, it's place that stron

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robert schellenberg, who was given a 15 year jail term in 2018, but he was re sentenced to death. 2 months later, after top chinese exec chop track chinese tech executive mang one. joe was arrested in canada in relation to charges in the us, canada, sam baset, china says it is no coincidence. this verdict is out. while men's expedition trial is ongoing. katrina, you has more from beijing. he can appeal one last time to china's highest court. that's the people supreme court, but it's very unlikely that you will be able to reverse this death sentence in china. 99 percent of all criminal cases are found guilty, and beijing has an a torres li, hard stance when it comes to any drug related crime. but there is a very important political dimension to all this as well. china and canada, the bilateral relationship, has reached an all time low. and it was worse. and earlier this year, when the canadian government described the treatment of the muslim league of population and she's young as genocide by the chinese government. now, of course, the main sticking point, the main point of contention betwe

robert schellenberg was given a 15 year jail term in 2018, but he was re sentence to death 2 months later, that was after top, chinese tech, executive main ones who was arrested in canada in relation to charges in the us. corda virus cases and hospital admissions across the us have reached a 6 month high fueled by the spread of the delta vary, and the number of new infections has reached 100000 for 3 days in a row. one person has died in guinea. other marbury virus in west africa was 1st reported case w h o describes the virus as a highly infectious life threatening illness. similar to ebola. those are the headlines inside stories coming up next on al jazeera news, news, news, news. news. a little messy is want to football, the biggest names, but the argentine ian is leading barcelona because the spanish club can't afford to keep. so footballers become too expensive and what will message departure mean for the sport and the fan, this is inside store. ah, ah. hello and welcome to the program. i'm haven't jim john. leonor messy and barcelona as long and illustrious history together is now o

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robert schellenberg was given a 15 year old home in 2018, but he was re sentenced to death. 2 months later, after top chinese tech executive mung long joe was arrested in canada in relation to charges in the us. canada of basset to china says it's no coincidence. this verdict is out. while monk, extradition, trolleys going on for more on the story, we're drawing by katrina, you in beijing? hello there. katrina now since shannon big stiff sentence has been upheld. are there any other legal avenues for him to take hi, emily. well, he can appeal one last time trying his highest court. that's the people supreme court, but it's very unlikely that he will be able to reverse this death sentence in china . 99 percent of all criminal cases are found guilty, and beijing has an a tourist lead hard stance when it comes to any drug related crime. but there is a very important political dimension to all this as well. china, in canada, the bilateral relationship has reached an all time law and it was worse. and earlier this year, when the canadian government described the treatment of the muslim le

robert schellenberg was given a 15 year jail term in 2018, but he was re sentence to death. 2 months later, after top chinese tech executive mang one, joe was arrested in canada in relation to charges in the u. s. canada ambassador at the china says it is no coincidence. this verdict is out while maine's extradition trial is ongoing. alina messy has touched down in france after agreeing a deal with paris azure man. the former barcelona football style wave to the fans that had gathered to greet him at la bourget airport. he made the journey from spain with his wife and 3 children. it is being reported. he's agreed a 2 year deal with an option to extend until 2024. miss sees official biographer told that he had a bus alone and now the risk being left behind. the big picture is that pneumonia is taking over for the big decisions that all money will just moan, moan, moan, but us men that they'd be left behind. basically got thrown off for a while for too long. i've been trying to behave or if they were new money as if they had more money than actually they did. and they got in the situat

chinese court to reject an appeal of a man sentenced to death for drunk smuggling. canadian robert schellenberg was given a 15 year jail time in 2018, but he was re sentence to death. 2 months later, off the top chinese tech executive men, one joe, was arrested in canada in relation to charges in the united states. canada as ambassador to china believes the cases are lings and his court for clemency to be granted to shalon bugs. or now thailand you fled pro democracy movement has faced many challenges since it started a year ago. it's top leaders have been arrested and the pandemic is keeping most protest is off the streets. but as scott highland, our ports from the capital, bangkok, the movement appears to be regaining momentum. jamming the streets of bangkok pro democracy protestors out in strength to show their support of the growing call for the resignation of prime minister. pray of general char. this is rooted in their deep criticism of how the government has managed the cobra. 1900 crisis. the nation is now facing its worst wave of infections in depth. of the pandemic. bonds on the whole

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not the only one to receive his verdict this week yesterday on wednesday, another canadian roberts schellenberg also received his verdict, where chinese court upheld his sentence of the death penalty for drug smuggling charges. now the canadian government says they're extremely disappointed at this verdict that they're going to continue to fight for the release of these 2 men and the canadian ambassador, dominic boston is currently in the city in support of michael spafford during this very difficult time. and he says that puzzle has shown remarkable resilience during this entire very difficult process. katrina, thank you. katrina, you there for us in the beijing to brazil where the congress has voted against the return to paper ballots that thanks to his presidential election. it is a major blow for the president valuables and r o he's been pushing to end electronic voting, claiming it's open to fraud without providing any evidence. mona yanna key f as this update from rio de janeiro present both. so now to have been staging already the scenario for what will be next year's presidential electi

this that it comes just one day after robert schellenberg, another canadian, had his verdict, his sentence upheld for the death penalty, and also comes as a chinese executive from qual way the technology company. month. one joe faces court in canada in a final push to avoid extradition. to the us where she faces charges of breaking sanctions on a rod and possibly a lengthy prison sentence herself. now the chinese government denies that these cases are in any way linked, but the timing here is undeniable when one joe was detained in canada and december 2018 michael spofworth. in addition to another canadian, michael covered with detained here in china and subsequently charged with espionage . now the canadian government has called their cases arbitrary detention for political leverage. they say that both of these trials, which took place earlier this year in march, that there was a lack of transparency, that canadian diplomats were not allowed to access the court. that both men were given very little access to lawyers ahead of time. so this of course is a huge blow for canada at the moment,

court in china to reject an appeal of a man sentenced to death for drug smuggling. canadian robert schellenberg was given a 15 year jell, time in 2018, but he was re sentenced to death. 2 months later, after top chinese tech executive mang one joe was arrested in canada in relation to charges in the us. canada as ambassador to china, believes the cases a link that calls for clemency to be granted to schellenberg katrina. you have more from beijing. he can appeal one last time to china's highest court. that's the people supreme court. but it's very unlikely that he will be able to reverse this death sentence in china. 99 percent of all criminal cases are found guilty, and beijing has a notoriously hard stance when it comes to any drug related crime. but there is a very important political dimension to all this as well. china, in canada, the bilateral relationship has reached an all time war. and it was worse. and earlier this year, when the canadian government described the treatment of the muslim league of population and she's young as genocide by the chinese government. now, of course, the mai

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robert lloyd schellenberg was initially sentenced to death in 2019 by a lower chinese court. he says he is innocent. steven jiang is following this case for us from beijing. good to see you. so what is the likely next move for schellenberg and what are the ramifications of this case? >> reporter: well, now schellenberg's case goes to the supreme people's court here in china for final review before any execution could be carried out. but a canadian government has already condemned this decision and vowing to engage with chinese officials at the highest level to request clemency for him. for china's critics, this is another example of the so-called hostage diplomacy, something that beijing strongly denied, but worth taking a look at the time line of his case. he was first tried on november 28, 2018 as an accessory to the smuggling of more than 200 kilo grams of meth and he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison. but he decided to appeal. now, that date is important because a few days later on december 1, a high profile senior executive of huawei was arrested at the v

robert lloyd schellenberg was initially sentenced to death in 2019 but a lower court.e's innocent. cnn's stephen jung is following his case and joins us live from beijing. what is the next level avenue available to schellenberg, and what is the background to this? >> reporter: now, rosemary, his case goes for final review by the supreme people's court before any execution could be carried out. but this case is attracting global attention because of geopolitical implications. the canadian government has condemned this latest court decision but also vowing to continue to engage with chinese officials at the highest level to request clemency for him. but for many of beijing's critics, of course, this case is another example of china's so-called hostage diplomacy. that's something obviously the chinese government has strongly denied, but it's work taking a look at this case's timeline. schellenberg was first tried as an accessory to the smuggling of more than 200 kilos of meth back on november 28th, 2018. he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison, but decided to

robert schellenberg was charged in 2015 and received a 15—year prison sentence in 2018.he israeli authorities, who say the families never had permission to build in the area, to force through eviction and demolition orders immediately. but people living in the silwan area told the bbc the government is stepping up efforts to force them out of the disputed area. jenny hill reports from jerusalem. it is their own home but they are tearing it down. dangerous work, but this family told us they have no choice. the israeli authorities say they built this illegally so they and the house have to go. translation: as you can see, i as a family, we are demolishing our house with our bare hands. it is not easy for anyone to knock down his house with his own hands. but scores of people living in one part of eastjerusalem fear they will have to do exactly that. right outside the old city walls, the district of silwan. nine years ago, mohammed built a home here for his family. but israel says he and many of his palestinian neighbours have no right to do so. he has been told to leave. t