BEIJING: China's supreme court is encouraging judges across the country to issue heavier sentences, including the death penalty, for people convicted in food safety scandals.
The Supreme People's Court said in a notice posted on its website Friday that courts should impose longer jail sentences and larger fines on people found guilty of violating food safety regulations. It said death sentences should be given in cases where people died.
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