The case was also muddied after Tang claimed to not understand the concept of Miranda Rights, due to there being no Chinese equivalent, and a witness tampering case against his parents being dropped by the Johnson County Attorney due to "cultural differences."
Hayley Bruce of the Gazette reports that so there would be no further confusion, Monday's proceedings took place almost entirely in Chinese:
The entire hearing Monday afternoon took place in Tang’s native language, with the assistance of an interpreter. During the hearing, Sixth District Judge Ian Thornhill reviewed the possible sentences for each charge, the rights Tang would give up during his plea, and asked a series of questions to determine whether Tang was voluntarily and intelligently entering guilty pleas for each charge.
丢人啊
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