The Anti-Death Penalty Turnbull Government Wants To Send Criminals Back To China

Human rights groups warn the repatriated criminals could be executed.

It wants to formally enter into an extradition treaty with China, Australia’s largest trading partner, ostensibly so crime can be “suppressed” when criminals are sent home.

They will send ours and we will send them theirs.

You can find the treaty here.

Now on the surface this may not be a big deal, and there have been moves between China and Canada and China and New Zealand to strike up similar treaties, but human rights groups want everyone reminded that we are talking about a nation that routinely applies the death penalty and uses torture and other ill treatment against criminals and suspects.

Need quick reminder? Australia flatly opposes the death penalty.

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