Number and seriousness of Australians facing death penalty in China is 'unprecedented ' That 's according to a high-level ministerial briefing obtained by Daily Mail Australia under freedom of information laws . Many Australians arrested were caught in Guangzhou province - a production hub of the drug 'ice ' As many as 11 were arrested in Guangzhou alone in 2014 . A prominent jockey and four other citizens are known to be potentially facing death row , including Kalynda Davis 's former partner Peter Gardner . Ms Davis , 22 , was freed without charge in December after a month spent in a Chinese prison . Do you know more ? The Australian government has been accused of hypocrisy over its treatment of asylum seekers who have made it through Australia's offshore detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island despite being found not guilty or having their cases dismissed. Piotrowski @ mailonline.com .
Number and seriousness of Australians facing death penalty in China is 'unprecedented ' That 's according to a high-level ministerial briefing obtained by Daily Mail Australia under freedom of information laws . Many Australians arrested were caught in Guangzhou province - a production hub of the drug 'ice ' As many as 11 were arrested in Guangzhou alone in 2014 . A prominent jockey and four other citizens are known to be potentially facing death row , including Kalynda Davis 's former partner Peter Gardner . Ms Davis , 22 , was freed without charge in December after a month spent in a Chinese prison . Do you know more ? Daniel.Piotrowski @ mailonline.com .