Source:
https://scmp.com/article/1008539/whatever-happened-principle-innocent-until-proven-guilty

Whatever happened to principle of innocent until proven guilty?

The principle that one is innocent until proven guilty is a common tenet which everybody in a democracy, from lawyer to layman, is well versed with. The United States is the great upholder of democracy in the world today. But it seems not all Americans believe in the rule of law, at least not John Leonard.

The Olympics has been set alight by the accusations levelled by Leonard at Chinese teenage swimmer Ye Shiwen that she is a drug cheat. And this comes without any shred of proof other than the long-held belief that any extraordinary feat of sporting endeavour from China must have had its birth in a test tube.