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China's gang crackdown sparks fears of wrongful convictions

Chinese lawyers are concerned about a new nationwide crackdown on organized crime, fearing that authorities may mislabel ordinary offenses as gang-related to meet quotas. One case highlighted involves a real estate developer initially sentenced to 20 years for leading a criminal gang, only for prosecutors to later admit the case lacked evidence of organized crime. This situation raises alarms as the crackdown, launched last month, has already led to the arrest of over 8,000 suspects for various alleged offenses. AI

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China's gang crackdown sparks fears of wrongful convictions

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Phoebe Zhang ·

    As China launches new gang crackdown, lawyers fear wrongful convictions

    During a crackdown on organised crime, Zeng Jianbin, a real estate developer in Mianyang, southwestern China’s Sichuan province, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for being a “gang leader”. In 2023, the Mianyang Intermediate People’s Court convicted Zeng of nine offences, inclu…