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Former Hainan judge pleads guilty to bribery
2020-06-18
Zhang Jiahui, former Hainan High People's Court vice-president, dubbed "the richest judge in China", pleaded guilty to taking bribes during a court hearing on June 17 in South China's Hainan province.
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Special court instituted in China's Qinghai to hear environmental cases
2020-06-11
Northwest China's Qinghai Province has instituted a special court that will hear environmental cases and provide legal services for the ecological protection of the Qilian Mountains.
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Man sentenced to one year in jail for poaching rare fish
2020-06-05
A court in Shanghai has sentenced a man to one year in jail for poaching and killing an endangered Chinese sturgeon, with a fine of 5,000 yuan (about 704 U.S. dollars).
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Man who murdered wife, hid body, executed in Shanghai
2020-06-05
A Shanghai man who killed his wife and hid her body in a freezer for three months was executed on Thursday, the Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court said.
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Court ruling clarifies need to regulate activities of online video platforms
2020-06-05
A recent court ruling against a leading Chinese video streaming service has answered questions about demands for extra payment for "advance screening on-demand" access to popular new TV dramas and will contribute to the regulation of the industry, legal experts said.
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Henan man files for compensation over wrongful detention
2020-06-03
Wu Chunhong, a villager from Henan province who had his name cleared in April due to insufficient evidence to prove his conviction of intentional homicide, applied for more than 18.72 million yuan ($2.64 million) in compensation to the Henan High People's Court on June 3.
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Court lightens sentences in generic cancer drug case
2020-06-03
The Jiangsu High People's Court announced its verdict online on June 2 in a case involving the purchase and sale of generic anti-cancer drugs from India. It changed the trial court's finding of the crime of selling fake drugs to the crime of illegal business operation.
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Top court to review child rapist's reduced sentence
2020-05-12
China's top court said on May 10 that it has decided to review a case in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, less than two months after a convicted rapist's death sentence was reduced to a suspended death sentence.
