End-of-century case

Author: Liu Guiming
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Publish Date: 2000-08-01
Features: The Century-End Cases selects four criminal cases that occurred in China at the end of the 20th century, involving several characters that are well-known to the public. But why was Qi Huogui sentenced to death for corruption, while Chu Shijian was spared the death penalty? Why was the Macanese "gangster" Ye Chengjian, a Hong Kong resident, executed in Guangdong before the handover of Macau? In Hunan, "Zhang Jinzhu" caused a fatal accident while driving under the influence of alcohol, evoking immense public outrage, yet was only sentenced to 15 years in prison. These cases sparked widespread discussion after their rulings in court. To help those interested in law unravel these questions, this book presents the cases as straightforwardly as possible, without any embellishment, and lays out the legal documents of the trials in their unadorned, authentic form, allowing readers to understand the true intent of the law through the cases.