USA Today ran a story on the three UCLA basketball players, which detailed their situation in the eyes of three law professors who have knowledge of the Chinese legal system.
Based on quotes from the professors, the dire predictions about years in jail are without merit.
Based on the reported details of the situation, it is unlikely that the three UCLA basketball players who were arrested in China this week will face severe punishment, three professors who specialize in Chinese law told USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday
In addition the professors make it pretty clear the granting of bail makes a prosecution unlikely.
Jerome Cohen, the faculty director of New York University’s U.S.-Asia Law Institute, said that if Ball and his teammates have been allowed to return to their hotel, it is “a very good sign.”
“This shows they’re getting special treatment,” Cohen said. “Normally, the Chinese do not give bail, certainly not this early in a case that they’re going to prosecute. … It usually is only given at the convenience of the police.”
They also clear up the confusion created over the US concept of felony vs. misdemeanor charges.
In China, there are essentially two tiers of punishment: Traditional criminal punishment, and administrative punishment. While criminal punishment in China can be harsh and unrelenting, administrative punishment is reserved for less-serious crimes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...a-players-arrest-china-law-experts/846856001/
Based on quotes from the professors, the dire predictions about years in jail are without merit.
Based on the reported details of the situation, it is unlikely that the three UCLA basketball players who were arrested in China this week will face severe punishment, three professors who specialize in Chinese law told USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday
In addition the professors make it pretty clear the granting of bail makes a prosecution unlikely.
Jerome Cohen, the faculty director of New York University’s U.S.-Asia Law Institute, said that if Ball and his teammates have been allowed to return to their hotel, it is “a very good sign.”
“This shows they’re getting special treatment,” Cohen said. “Normally, the Chinese do not give bail, certainly not this early in a case that they’re going to prosecute. … It usually is only given at the convenience of the police.”
They also clear up the confusion created over the US concept of felony vs. misdemeanor charges.
In China, there are essentially two tiers of punishment: Traditional criminal punishment, and administrative punishment. While criminal punishment in China can be harsh and unrelenting, administrative punishment is reserved for less-serious crimes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...a-players-arrest-china-law-experts/846856001/
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