| For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me We told you yesterday that Chinese business tycoon Wu Ying had been sentenced to death for illegally raising money. It's been causing a big public outcry, with people across China saying that the death penalty is too harsh. And that her real mistake may have been exposing how high-ranking officials were involved in shady business practices. The death sentence for former businesswoman Wu Ying from Zhejiang Province has triggered widespread public attention. On January 18th, the Zhejiang Supreme People's Court sentenced Wu Ying to death for "fraudulent fundraising". Within two weeks, the case has developed into a political and legal uproar. Many people say she's being punished harshly because during her trial, she implicated Chinese officials in loan-sharking activities. The presiding judge said on Tuesday that Wu Ying was being punished only for committing financial fraud. He wrote in a statement that, "Wu Ying's reporting of implicated officials is deemed a crime confession, not an act of merit." But Shanghai-based lawyer Li Tiantian says Wu Ying did not violate the law because her fundraising activities were not actually illegal—and regardless, a death penalty is too severe. [Li Tiantian, Lawyer]: "It goes against the basic purpose of criminal law, which is that the death penalty cannot be used for non-atrocious crimes. Now the general public has found a ... |
