Deportation sure beats prison, if the laws aren't going to protect the 'accused' they certainly aren't going to protect the 'convicted' ...leave while you can.

There's not enough information here to know if they had violated 'their' laws, as unjust as it may seem, some countries do have laws that American's find outrageous ...but they must be observed while there. Either way, they're not in a good position to argue them, so leave 'alive'.