Quoted: “Any Chinese lawyer would be extremely cautious in handling such a high-profile case,” says Sida Liu, a professor of sociology and law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who is researching Chinese criminal law and procedure. Courts in China are subservient to the party, and lawyers regarded as politically suspect often face persecution, disbarment, or even imprisonment. China also lacks clear evidentiary rules, and criminal defense lawyers in particular are vulnerable to charges that they have elicited false testimony from their clients.
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