Gang trial starts for 16
By Li Xinran |
May 28, 2010, Friday
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SIXTEEN alleged gang members stood trial yesterday in Chongqing Municipality on charges including predatory lending, illegal confinement, assault and battery and causing disturbances.
Dadukou People's Court heard the case, Chongqing Morning Post reported.
According to the indictment, the mafia-like organization was behind more than 80 million yuan (US$11.7 million) of usurious loans.
It was also responsible for two personal injury claims due to violence in debt collecting, the indictment said.
Suspected gang leader Wang Guangcheng allegedly ran illegal businesses including real estate development, logistics, pawn loans and investment consulting.
Fifteen employees in Wang's companies were members of the criminal organization, said prosecutors.
The group was also accused of setting up "safe houses" for drug abuse, according to the newspaper.
Prosecutors said the group led by Wang also committed assault and battery, illegal confinement and vandalism.
The court hearing is expected to continue in the next three days.
Last Friday, a former top justice official in Chongqing, widely considered the bigwig behind local gangs, lost an appeal of his death sentence for corruption.
The Chongqing Higher People's Court rejected the appeal of Wen Qiang, 55, who was sentenced to death by a lower court on April 14.
The death sentence will be forwarded to the Supreme People's Court for review before the execution is carried out.
Dadukou People's Court heard the case, Chongqing Morning Post reported.
According to the indictment, the mafia-like organization was behind more than 80 million yuan (US$11.7 million) of usurious loans.
It was also responsible for two personal injury claims due to violence in debt collecting, the indictment said.
Suspected gang leader Wang Guangcheng allegedly ran illegal businesses including real estate development, logistics, pawn loans and investment consulting.
Fifteen employees in Wang's companies were members of the criminal organization, said prosecutors.
The group was also accused of setting up "safe houses" for drug abuse, according to the newspaper.
Prosecutors said the group led by Wang also committed assault and battery, illegal confinement and vandalism.
The court hearing is expected to continue in the next three days.
Last Friday, a former top justice official in Chongqing, widely considered the bigwig behind local gangs, lost an appeal of his death sentence for corruption.
The Chongqing Higher People's Court rejected the appeal of Wen Qiang, 55, who was sentenced to death by a lower court on April 14.
The death sentence will be forwarded to the Supreme People's Court for review before the execution is carried out.
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