Li Gang incident
The Li Gang incident occurred on the evening of October 16, 2010, inside
The
After outrage erupted on Chinese internet forums, a
On October 29, the
On November 1, Zhang Kai, the attorney for the relatives of Chen Xiaofeng, was abruptly asked to terminate his representation in the case, after the law firm was cautioned by the
On November 4, the
On November 9, Internet discussion of the case had ceased due to regulations, but local students and activists such as Ai Weiwei have continued to speak out.[8]
On January 2011, Li Qiming was arrested. He was sentenced to six years in jail and ordered to pay the equivalent of $69,900 in compensation to the family of Chen Xiaofeng. Li was also ordered to pay $13,800 to the injured woman.[13][needs update]
Timeline
- October 16, 2010, around 21:40: Hebei Institute of Media student Li Qiming drove drunk and hit two female students, Chen Xiaofeng and Zhang Jingjing, after picking up his girlfriend. After the crash Li shouted "My father is Li Gang!”, referring to his father's status and influence as the deputy director of Baoding public security bureau, Hebei province.
- October 17, in the evening: Chen Xiaofeng dies in the hospital. The other student, Zhang Jingjing, received only a minor injury and was kept in the hospital.
- October 18: Rumors begin to spread that the Hebei Institute of Media was telling students who witnessed the crash to stop discussing the crash and discouraged further discussion of the topic in general.
- October 22: Li Qiming and his father Li Gang broadcast a tearful apology on CCTV (China Central Television) to the victims.
- October 26: The governor of the Hebei province announced that the drunk-driving crash will be processed as a serious legal offence.
- November 5: Chen's family and Li's family settled out of court for a compensation of 460,000 yuan.
- November 7: Chen Xiaofeng was buried.
- December 14: Chen's lawyer, Zhang Kai, was beaten in the street. He posted on his blog that he thought that there might be some connection between the government and the gangster that was involved.[citation needed][14]
- December 21: The Baoding public security bureau announced that this crash counted as a criminal case, which made it impossible to settle out of court. Suspect Li Qiming was still imprisoned.
- January 26, 2011: Wangdu county, Hebei people's court opened its court session of the crash. Li was charged with committing the crime of causing traffic casualties. Chen's family was there in the audience.
- January 30: The court sentenced Li Qiming to jail for 6 years and ordered him to pay both victims some restitution.[needs update]
See also
- Grass Mud Horse
- Great Firewall
- Internet Water Army
- Censorship in China
- Corruption in China
- Crime in China
- Internet in China
- Internet censorship in China
- Law enforcement in China
- List of Internet phenomena in China
References
- ^ "Drunken driver boasts father is a police official". China Daily. November 7, 2010. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- Digital Bibliography & Library Project. Archivedfrom the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ ""My Dad Is Li Gang" incident: Ai Weiwei produces video interview of Chen Xiaofeng's brother and father". Danwei.org. October 29, 2010. Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ "Perpetrator's Father Li Gang apologizes publicly". China Hush. October 22, 2010. Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ a b "China: My father is Li Gang!". Global Voices. October 22, 2010. Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ "Internet no substitute for state anti-graft efforts". People's Daily. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "La blogosphère chinoise dénonce l'impunité des officiels chinois à travers l'affaire Li Gang". Le Monde (in French). November 5, 2010. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Wines, Michael (November 18, 2010). "China's Censors Misfire in Abuse-of-Power Case". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 14, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ "China: My father is Li Gang!". Reuters. October 22, 2010. Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "Drunken driver arrested for fatal incident". china.org.cn. October 26, 2010. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ "Media recall reporters after ban on coverage of hit-and-run case". South China Morning Post. October 29, 2010. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ "Attorney in the Speeding Case at Hebei University Receives Warning". ChinaAid. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ "China hit-and-run driver sentenced to six years in jail". BBC News. January 30, 2011. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ ""李刚门"事件受害人律师驾车遇袭". BBC 中文网 (in Simplified Chinese). 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2018-03-07.