People's Republic of China: Further Information on Death penalty: Yang Jia (m)
People's Republic of China: Further Information on Death penalty: Yang Jia (m)
Index Number: ASA 17/102/2008Date Published: 24 October 2008
Categories: China
Yang Jia's appeal against his death sentence was rejected by the Shanghai Higher People's Court on 20 October 2008. The Supreme People's Court reviews all death sentences, and if it ratifies his sentence he could be executed within as little as a week.