14 jailed in tainted milk cases
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April 30, 2011, Saturday
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COURTS in Shanxi and Hebei provinces convicted and sentenced 14 people yesterday for producing or selling tainted milk powder.
Among the 14 involved in four tainted milk cases, two received life imprisonment, four received sentences of 10 to 15 years in jail, while the others received lighter sentences.
The Intermediary People's Court in Jinzhong City of Shanxi Province sentenced Li Baosheng to life imprisonment and confiscated his personal assets for blending melamine-tainted milk powder into his own products.
Qi Weigang, who sold 11.31 tons of melamine-tainted milk powder to Li, also got life behind bars.
In July 2010, authorities had seized 173.17 tons of tainted milk powder produced by Li, worth 4.415 million yuan (US$680,160), including 130 tons that he had already sold.
The court of Weichang County in Hebei sentenced Zhao Chunfeng, general manager of Yuquan Dairy Company in Chengde City of Hebei, to 15 years imprisonment and fined him 1.37 million yuan for selling recalled tainted milk powder after changing the packaging.
The court of Zhangbei County in Hebei sentenced Dai Wenming to 7 years in jail and fined him 851,200 yuan for selling 38 tons of recalled melamine-contaminated milk powder in May 2010. The court sentenced Sun Xuefeng to 10 years in jail and fined him 1.25 million yuan for buying Dai's milk powder and reselling it.
The court of Zhaoxian County in Hebei fined Yukang Dairy Company in Shijiazhuang City 400,000 yuan for concealing 30 tons of tainted milk powder during a government crackdown campaign and selling the products later. Yang Hengzhu, the company's manager, was sentenced to six years in prison and fined 200,000 yuan.
The open trials came three years after melamine-contaminated milk powder killed at least six babies and sickened 300,000 others across the county.
State leaders recently called for stern punishments to those convicted of producing or selling inferior products.
Among the 14 involved in four tainted milk cases, two received life imprisonment, four received sentences of 10 to 15 years in jail, while the others received lighter sentences.
The Intermediary People's Court in Jinzhong City of Shanxi Province sentenced Li Baosheng to life imprisonment and confiscated his personal assets for blending melamine-tainted milk powder into his own products.
Qi Weigang, who sold 11.31 tons of melamine-tainted milk powder to Li, also got life behind bars.
In July 2010, authorities had seized 173.17 tons of tainted milk powder produced by Li, worth 4.415 million yuan (US$680,160), including 130 tons that he had already sold.
The court of Weichang County in Hebei sentenced Zhao Chunfeng, general manager of Yuquan Dairy Company in Chengde City of Hebei, to 15 years imprisonment and fined him 1.37 million yuan for selling recalled tainted milk powder after changing the packaging.
The court of Zhangbei County in Hebei sentenced Dai Wenming to 7 years in jail and fined him 851,200 yuan for selling 38 tons of recalled melamine-contaminated milk powder in May 2010. The court sentenced Sun Xuefeng to 10 years in jail and fined him 1.25 million yuan for buying Dai's milk powder and reselling it.
The court of Zhaoxian County in Hebei fined Yukang Dairy Company in Shijiazhuang City 400,000 yuan for concealing 30 tons of tainted milk powder during a government crackdown campaign and selling the products later. Yang Hengzhu, the company's manager, was sentenced to six years in prison and fined 200,000 yuan.
The open trials came three years after melamine-contaminated milk powder killed at least six babies and sickened 300,000 others across the county.
State leaders recently called for stern punishments to those convicted of producing or selling inferior products.
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