Goff says culprits will “almost certainly” be executed

There's a fine line between predicting and being seen to advocate. I am not sure it is helpful for Phil Goff to have said:

Trade Minister Phil expects severe punishment for those criminally responsible for China's contaminated milk scandal – but he doesn't think 's representatives at San Lu should join the growing list of arrests made by authorities.

Fonterra has three directors sit on the San Lu board and as arrests in the milk powder scandal multiplied yesterday, Mr Goff said it was “almost certain” the people who added the chemical melamine to milk would be executed.

I really don't know why Goff thought it was necessary to say that, as the Chinese could see that as diplomatic code for condoning such executions.

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