The former head of the Chinese firm at the centre of the tainted milk scandal, who will stand trial next week, could face the death penalty if convicted. The trial of Tian Wenhua, previously the chairwoman of Sanlu Group, will open Wednesday at a court in Sanlu's home city, Shijiazhuang in north China's Hebei province, an official with a provincial court told AFP..."In the most serious scenario where there are death reports, the penalty is imprisonment of at least 10 years, life sentence or even death," said Beijing-based lawyer Li Xiongbing...The Chinese government has reported that in addition to the six children known to have died from the melamine, another 294,000 were sickened from drinking baby formula laced with the chemical. The scandal shocked China and tarnished the reputation of its food industry far beyond its borders, as it appeared the melamine was mixed into the milk on purpose to make it appear richer in protein than it was. (Source: Malaysiakini) To me, death penalty is the only 'sensible' sentence. It will serve as a grim reminder to food manufacturers to strictly adhere to ethics. Also, it will show that the Chinese government is serious about 'cleaning up' the food industry tainted by the melamine-laced milk...
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we should have the similar penalty in Malaysia, will see less deaths on the road, hillslopes ... etc
to Ketuanan Rakyat!
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