Rule of Law on Trial in China

Criminal defense attorney learns the hard way one of the basic unwritten rules of China’s legal system.
Rule of Law on Trial in China
Shinichi Tokunaga, an attorney of the legal team of Global Lawsuit Against Jiang Zemin. Courtesy of NTDTV
Heng He
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/Lawyer.jpg" alt="Defense lawyer Li Zhuang, on trial himself in Chongqing, China for allegedly obstructing justice after taking on a political case. He was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison but is appealing. (Dajiyuan )" title="Defense lawyer Li Zhuang, on trial himself in Chongqing, China for allegedly obstructing justice after taking on a political case. He was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison but is appealing. (Dajiyuan )" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1822716"/></a>
Defense lawyer Li Zhuang, on trial himself in Chongqing, China for allegedly obstructing justice after taking on a political case. He was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison but is appealing. (Dajiyuan )
Heng He
Heng He
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Heng He is a commentator on Sound of Hope Radio, China analyst on NTD’s “Focus Talk,” and a writer for The Epoch Times.
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