Chinese Melamine Trial: Dairy Boss Pleads Guilty, May Face Death Penalty

BEIJING (Reuters) - The chairwoman of a Chinese dairy company went on trial on Wednesday over a tainted milk scandal that has killed at least six children and made thousands ill.

Tian Wenhua, 66-year-old former general manager of the now bankrupt Sanlu Group, pleaded guilty to charges of "producing and selling fake or substandard products," state-run Xinhua news agency said.

Tian appeared with three other company executives at a court in Shijiazhuang, capital of northern Hebei province. It was unclear whether they could face the death penalty.

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Comments

[willfarnaby]

This is the kind of severity that should be dealt to thugs who plan and then execute the invasion of a nation and kill 100, 000 people !

[DAE]

As they used to say back in the day, "Up against the wall, fothermucker"

[WorkingClass]

guilty to charges of "producing and selling fake or substandard products,"

Will she get life in prison or the death penalty? In the United States she would get a bonus, a bail out and the medal of freedom.

[totaldisbelief]

and that's how China keeps it's CEO's in line.
Betray the Public Trust and off you go to neverneverland.

[Hopalongpoppyseed]

Watch where you food comes from.

[hopefull2008]

Its is impossible to know from current labeling standards where all the ingredients come from. Suffice to say that China now produces a huge amount of food additives that all the major food companies use.

[totaldisbelief]

ORGANIC......mean anything to you?

[yappnmutt]

wouldn't it be nice if guys like madeoffwithyourmoney faced the same consequences. it could be done right in his penthouse.

[Tatiana]

Um yeah. China has the death penalty for every crime.
It's a strange and very strict judicial system.
However, that guy you speak of, Madoff should be tried in China.
Just to be given a death sentence.