Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com On June 11, China’s famous lawyer, Li Zhuang, was released from prison. In the past 18 months, the first and second sessions of Li Zhuang’s case shocked the Chinese court. But what are Chinese lawyers saying about his release? What do they want to say to Li? At 7:30 on June 11, Chongqing police escorted Li and his family to the airport in a police car. At 11:20, his family arrived at their home in Beijing. Li claimed that, he’s not yet ready to meet with the outside world. He’ll later visit his parents in Hebei Province. Wei Rujiu, Li’s defense lawyer in the second court session, said: “We are glad that Li could leave Chongqing safely, but we are concerned that the Chongqing authorities will frame him a third time. Now he is released and I bless him and his family.” Li, a renowned criminal defense lawyer in the Beijing Kangda Law Firm, ranked second out of 100 top lawyers on China’s Laweach website. At the end of 2009, when Li was defending Gong Gangmo, a gang leader in Chongqing Gong accused Li of trying to persuade him to commit perjury. The Chongqing authorities sentenced Li to 18 months in prison for falsification of evidence and witness obstruction. This April, Chongqing authorities prosecuted Li for a “crime leak,” again arousing reaction in the Chinese courts. An advisory panel composed of ten famous lawyers contested the Chongqing authorities charges. The second session of Li』s case proved …
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