BEIJING: China’s Parliament is expected to begin debating the country’s first law on football hooliganism which could mete out jail terms and fines for loutish behaviour, state press reported yesterday.
According to the draft law, police will be empowered to detain any fan suspected of disrupting a match for up to 20 days and fine them up to 5,000 yuan (US$600), the China Times reported.
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