Wednesday 8 February 2006

Treatment of Aliens -- Administration of Justice

After 14 Hong Kong tourists were killed in a traffic accident in Egypt, a Chinese diplomat opined on 5 February 2006 that the careless driver should be jailed for life. He said:

"The driver told the police that he was very regretful about the tragedy. But a few years of imprisonment would be too light a punishment for him, ... Had this taken place in China, he would have been given the death penalty. So I think he deserved to be sentenced to life in jail."

Under Egyptian law, the driver, if convicted, faces up to five years in jail only.

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