Australian man could face death penalty in China drug trial


  • World
  • Thursday, 07 May 2015

Police escort Peter Gardner as he enters court in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, May 7, 2015. REUTERS/Alex Lee TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - An Australian man faced a possible death sentence on Thursday on charges of attempting to smuggle millions of dollars worth of drugs out of China.

The trial follows Indonesia's high-profile executions last week of two convicted Australian drug smugglers, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, alongside six others from several countries, despite international criticism of its use of the death penalty.

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