Friends of Karm Gilespie, the Australian sentenced to death in China, are organising a public appeal, with some saying they had no idea he was locked in a Chinese prison for the past six-and-a-half years.
Key points:
- Chinese state media says Karm Gilespie was detained on New Year’s Eve 2013 at Guangzhou’s Baiyun International Airport
- Authorities say he was trying to leave the country and was found to have 7.5 kilograms of ice
- Friends are launching an appeal to help Mr Gilespie
Mr Gilespie, believed to be in his early 50s, was sentenced to death last Wednesday for trafficking 7.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, but a court in the southern city of Guangzhou only announced the verdict three days later.
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