Arrested For Marijuana, Jackie Chan's Son Could Face Execution

[Potoooooooo]

http://kotaku.com/arrested-for-marijuana-jackie-chans-son-could-face-exe-1623744009

Chinese actor and singer Jaycee Chan was arrested for marijuana consumption and possession in Beijing Monday. The son of Jackie Chan, he could face up to three years in prison or, at worst, even execution if convicted.P

Last night, China Central Television (CCTV) reported that Beijing police had arrested 32-year-old Jaycee Chan, real name Fang Zuming, and Taiwanese actor Ko Chen-tung. Both tested positive for marijuana consumption. The younger Chan was also caught with over 100 grams of marijuana in his Beijing home. Jaycee Chan, best known in Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland for film roles in Mulan and 2 Young, joined the Chinese entertainment industry in the 2000's. His arrest is the highest profile drug bust in recent history

 

[NobleSavage]

I wonder if there is more to this story. Everything that comes out of China I view with suspicion.

 

[repoman]

All this after Jackie Chan bends over making propaganda laden movies for China?

But his son will probably get 2-3 years so it doesn't look unfair.

 

[Bronzeage]

I would expect a daring rescue with lots of aerial stunts.

 

[Underseer]

I wonder if there is more to this story. Everything that comes out of China I view with suspicion.

There might be more to the story, there might not be.

Thanks to England's tactic of getting so many Chinese hooked on drugs as part of an elaborate colonial scheme, China has really harsh penalties for recreational drug use.

 

[steve_bnk]

I
Chan is a supporter of the communist govt and has been critical of news media criticism of the govt.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/19/us-china-drugs-idUSKBN0GJ0LK20140819

'...

(Reuters) - China is turning up the heat in a high-profile crackdown on drugs that has ensnared a string of celebrities, including the son of Hong Kong kungfu movie star Jackie Chan, as the government seeks to push forward a wider campaign against extravagance and decadence.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has vowed to go after corruption and excess among the elite, a prime source of public discontent as the gap between the poor and the wealthy continues to grow.

Actor and singer Jaycee Chan, 32, was arrested in Beijing after testing positive for marijuana, police said on Tuesday, and police found 100 grams of the drug at his home.

Police also arrested Taiwan movie star Ko Chen-tung, 23, after a drug test found he used marijuana, Xinhua news agency said....

Drug-related crimes carry harsh penalties in China including death or life imprisonment in serious cases....'

China has no adversarial justice system. Conviction and sentence are by govt appointed judges. Chinese officials have been executed for corruption.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_People's_Republic_of_China#Capital_crimes


'...The list of capital crimes includes counter-revolutionary crimes, such as organizing an "armed mass rebellion"; endangerments of the public security, such as committing arson; and crimes against the person, such as the rape of a person under the age of 14.[5] During the 1980s, "economic crimes" such as bribery, drug-trafficking, and embezzlement were added to the legal code.[5] Capital punishment in China can be imposed on crimes against national symbols and treasures, such as theft of cultural relics and (before 1997) the killing of pandas.[12] Executions for political crimes are extremely rare and confined to persons involved in violence or the threat of violence.[5]

Thirteen crimes were removed from the list of capital offenses in 2011, including smuggling of cultural relics, wildlife products, and precious metals.[13][14][15] This brought the total number of capital offenses down from 68 to 55,[4] though many of the crimes dropped from the list were rarely if ever punished by the death penalty.[15]

Capital punishment is also imposed on inchoate offenses, that is, attempted crimes which are not actually fully carried out, including repeat offenses such as attempted fraud. The recidivistic nature of the offenses, not their seriousness per se, is what is adjudicated to merit the capital sentence.[citation needed]..'

 

[Celldweller]

Tarantino is already penning a film adaptation of this story.