"So our guess is that, based on Chinese laws, there is a possibility that she could be facing the death penalty. Under Chinese law, drug smuggling can result in punishments ranging from 15 years in prison to the death penalty. "The government does not really live up to international standards on fair trial rights and the death penalty," Richardson said. "There are still, I think it is 55 different charges under Chinese laws that can carry the death penalty, and many of those are not violent crimes." Holzman added that there's little transparency when the government implements the death penalty.

Source: Ethiopian News April 04, 2019 16:52 UTC