Re: Chinese official given death penalty for corruption
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Mrs By-Tor: Is it normal for a death penalty to be changed to life in prison or whatever after an appeal, or is he pretty much done for?
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"appeal? ohhh no, he has no chance for this"
IMO, it is all about perception...in these cases especially.
For instance, a few weeks back when we (US) complained to the WTO about IP, the government "went on a crack down", which basically means that people had to move their inventories to the "hidden" back room in the wholesale markets, but places like the DVD store down the street from the hotel we stayed at last visit did nothing.
I am 99% positive that not only is that store still there, but also that the DVD's are being pushed on the streets just as they were prior to the complaint.
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