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Laos government may execute Briton

I believe the European and British governments should take every action possible to prevent any foreign government executing any citizen, but especially a citizen the European and British government’s responsible for.

Capital punishment is deplorable and especially so for non-capital crimes.

Amplifyd from news.bbc.co.uk

Pregnant Briton ‘faces execution’

A pregnant British woman faces death by firing squad if she is convicted of smuggling drugs at a trial in Laos, campaigners have said.

Legal charity Reprieve has called on the UK government to intervene with the Laotian authorities on her behalf.

The Foreign Office says it is “paying close attention to her welfare”.

Read more at news.bbc.co.uk