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