Li Gang accused of framing suspect
By Wang Qingchu |
March 29, 2011, Tuesday
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A POLICE chief in northern China whose son caused national outrage when he tried to exploit his father's rank after causing a fatal accident is under the spotlight again for allegedly forging evidence to put a man in jail.
Wang Zhao, 34, who was sentenced to 13 years behind bars for robbery in December 2007, is awaiting a retrial.
The Higher People's Court of Hebei Province revoked the original judgment and remanded the case to Beishi District People's Court in Hebei's Baoding City last November, the Oriental Morning Post reported yesterday.
Yang Huixian, Wang's mother, claims her son was framed by Li Gang, deputy director of the public security bureau. Wang had business disputes involving several million yuan with two men who were friends of Li. To take revenge, Li set Wang up and put him in jail, said Yang.
Li says he didn't know Wang and denied conspiring with others to incriminate him. "I can guarantee, no matter what the verdict is, that Wang's case has nothing to do with his business disputes," Li told the newspaper.
Wang was detained by police in December 2006 for allegedly stealing 13,000 yuan (US$1,982), a cell phone and jewelry from the apartment of Chen Yingru in Baoding in August the same year.
Wang was in a repair shop with his car in Shijiazhuang City, capital of Hebei, 152 kilometers away from Baoding City, on the day of the break in. Several people, including the workers in the repair shop testified he was in Shijiazhuang, the report said.
However, police detained Wang because they found fingerprint of his on a wine bottle at the victim's home.
Chen said the masked suspect made four phone calls while robbing the apartment. And analyzing data provided by the phone carrier, officers discovered that Wang made phone calls in Chen's neighborhood around the time.
Li made the headlines after his son, Li Qiming, killed a woman when driving while drunk at Hebei University in October 2010. When confronted, Li Qiming reportedly shouted, "Sue me if you dare, my father is Li Gang."
The case gained notoriety as an example of relatives of government officials abusing their power. Li Qiming was jailed for six years.
Wang Zhao, 34, who was sentenced to 13 years behind bars for robbery in December 2007, is awaiting a retrial.
The Higher People's Court of Hebei Province revoked the original judgment and remanded the case to Beishi District People's Court in Hebei's Baoding City last November, the Oriental Morning Post reported yesterday.
Yang Huixian, Wang's mother, claims her son was framed by Li Gang, deputy director of the public security bureau. Wang had business disputes involving several million yuan with two men who were friends of Li. To take revenge, Li set Wang up and put him in jail, said Yang.
Li says he didn't know Wang and denied conspiring with others to incriminate him. "I can guarantee, no matter what the verdict is, that Wang's case has nothing to do with his business disputes," Li told the newspaper.
Wang was detained by police in December 2006 for allegedly stealing 13,000 yuan (US$1,982), a cell phone and jewelry from the apartment of Chen Yingru in Baoding in August the same year.
Wang was in a repair shop with his car in Shijiazhuang City, capital of Hebei, 152 kilometers away from Baoding City, on the day of the break in. Several people, including the workers in the repair shop testified he was in Shijiazhuang, the report said.
However, police detained Wang because they found fingerprint of his on a wine bottle at the victim's home.
Chen said the masked suspect made four phone calls while robbing the apartment. And analyzing data provided by the phone carrier, officers discovered that Wang made phone calls in Chen's neighborhood around the time.
Li made the headlines after his son, Li Qiming, killed a woman when driving while drunk at Hebei University in October 2010. When confronted, Li Qiming reportedly shouted, "Sue me if you dare, my father is Li Gang."
The case gained notoriety as an example of relatives of government officials abusing their power. Li Qiming was jailed for six years.
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