Kris Wu may face the death penalty and will not be permitted to make bail. What will the result of his first-instance trial be?
Following the announcement that Wu Yi Fan had been arrested by the People’s Procuratorate of Chaoyang District, numerous Chinese lawyers released a slew of details regarding the possible prison sentence for the male singer.
The People’s Procuratorate of Chaoyang District (Beijing) authorized Wu Yifan’s arrest warrant on suspicion of rape on the evening of August 16. This news quickly rose to the top of Weibo’s hot searches.
Immediately following this news, the lawyers published articles explaining and announcing the anticipated jail term for Kris Wu. According to a lawyer, the standard punishment for rape will range from 3 to 10 years. If there are five aggravating circumstances, the suspect may face a sentence of more than 10 years in jail, or life imprisonment, or even the death penalty.
In addition, the Sohu site page promptly communicated with attorney Yi Ying Hua to learn more about the case. According to this lawyer, the arrest is a mandatory police prosecution used by the investigative agency and sanctioned by the prosecutor’s office. If a suspect is arrested, it indicates that a specialized agency has substantial proof that the accused has committed a crime and does not meet the requirements for bail pending trial.
At the moment, netizens are eager to see when the first-instance judgment will be handed down. “This relies on the pace of the case investigation, the pace of the arrest, the conditions under inquiry, and the proof,” said lawyer Yi Ying Hua. “If Wu Yifan enters a guilty plea, the legal procedure will be sped up. The results of the first instance trial are expected to be released before January 2022 in the best-case scenario. The results will be released in March 2022 if the process takes longer.”
When asked about the sentence that will be handed down to Kris Wu, Mr. Yi said: “I am unable to correctly evaluate the term the defendant may get. However, based on my experience, Wu Yifan’s sentence will most likely be at least 5 years “.
