Oops. Correction to Feb. 17th post about disappearance of Bao Fan
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On Feb. 17, I wrote that there was no plausible legislative basis for the detention of Bao Fan without notice to anyone. I have to take that back. Article 22 of the Law on Supervision gives Supervisory Commissions the authority to detain (留置) "涉嫌行贿犯罪或者共同职务犯罪的涉案人员", which I translate as "persons suspected of the crime of giving bribes or involved in cases of joint duty-related crimes." This could plausibly cover Bao, particularly with the "involved in" language. Detention under this sentence does
Oops. Correction to Feb. 17th post about disappearance of Bao Fan
Oops. Correction to Feb. 17th post about…
Oops. Correction to Feb. 17th post about disappearance of Bao Fan
On Feb. 17, I wrote that there was no plausible legislative basis for the detention of Bao Fan without notice to anyone. I have to take that back. Article 22 of the Law on Supervision gives Supervisory Commissions the authority to detain (留置) "涉嫌行贿犯罪或者共同职务犯罪的涉案人员", which I translate as "persons suspected of the crime of giving bribes or involved in cases of joint duty-related crimes." This could plausibly cover Bao, particularly with the "involved in" language. Detention under this sentence does