The 25-year-old Ma Jiajian (Jianzai) was charged with attempting to traffic in drugs and was sentenced to 23 years in prison. After serving 5 years in prison, he appealed and was acquitted last Wednesday (11th).
The Court of Appeal raised a number of doubts. Among them, Paul Chan (Chen Qiangli), the lawyer firm who initially advised Ma Jiajian to plead guilty, had a lot of records, and his firm represented another suspect in the case. The judge suspected that Ma Jiajian confessed all charges in exchange for "release of life." another person.
According to sources, the 58-year-old Chen Qiangli, who has retired, and the 33-year-old Zhang Xiaohui, who dealt with Jianzi’s plea that day, were arrested today (17th) on suspicion of obstructing justice.
The case was followed up by the District Crime Squad, Sham Shui Po Police.
It is reported that Chen Jinwu, accompanied by several people, entered the Changsha Bay Police Station.
It is understood that Chen Qiangli arrived at the Cheung Sha Wan Police Station at about 5 o'clock this afternoon, accompanied by several women.
Several women later left the police station and did not respond to reporters' questions.
At around 7 pm, one of the women believed that after changing her clothes, she returned to the Changsha Bay Police Station. When reporters asked her about her relationship with Chen Qiangli, she did not respond.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, Chen Qiangli's lawyer left the police station and revealed that Chen was arrested for obstructing justice and will be detained overnight for investigation.
According to the rulings of the High Court and the Court of Appeal, Ma Jiajian, 20, and his friend Hong Zhiqian (transliterated) were charged with attempted drug trafficking at the time of the case. Ma Jiajian signed a confession document on March 7, 2017, and on August 28. In Japan, he pleaded guilty to all charges, but Hong Zhiqian was dropped. In the end, he pleaded guilty and sentenced him to two years in prison only because he found less than 10 grams of cocaine in his home.
Before his sentence in the High Court in November 2017, Ma Jiajian dismissed the lawyer team and changed his words not to plead guilty. He alleged that he found that the lawyer team was introduced by brother Hong Zhiqian. Brother Hong also paid his legal fees. He suspected that there was a conflict of interest.
Looking back at the High Court's hearing verdict on Ma Jiajian’s change of not guilty on December 11, 2018, Judge Zhang Huiling had repeatedly questioned Ma Jiajian’s former lawyer Zhang Xiaohui and "Master" Chen Qiangli (Paul Chan), saying that their statements were hard to make. People are convinced.
When Ma Jiajian contacted his master Paul Chan after his arrest, Ma said that he did not indicate that he wanted to plead guilty, but during the meeting Chen pointed out that the case is difficult to win, and the earlier he pleads guilty, the more the sentence will be reduced.
Chen Geng said that there was no evidence against Hong Zhiqian in this case, and Hong had a good chance of getting out.
Under Chen Duofan's lobbying, Ma Jiajian signed a confession statement.
In the end, the court accepted Ma Jiajian pleaded not guilty.
When Ma Jiajian was tried for drug trafficking in 2019, the presiding judge Chen Qingwei raised many doubts about the prosecution. When the prosecution's external barrister Zhou Jiajun responded to the presiding judge whether to continue the case, he said that he decided to obtain the permission of the criminal prosecutor.
The criminal prosecutor at that time was Liang Zhuoran, who has now resigned.
In April 2019, Ma Jiajian was convicted of attempted drug trafficking by a jury and sentenced to 23 years in prison.
In January this year, the Court of Appeal opened. There was a verdict on July 22, and Ma Jiajian was sentenced to appeal and was acquitted. On August 11, the judge issued a sentence.
In addition to his acquittal, which has attracted the attention of the outside world, his master Paul Chan has become the focus of many doubts raised by the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal raised a number of doubts, including why the lawyer's office hired a veteran teacher and why he could visit the defendant and provide legal advice in the detention center.
The Court of Appeal also questioned whether the prosecution agency had investigated the relevant actions of the lawyer team, including the mentor in the case, and questioned whether the prosecution had communicated the trial judge’s question to the senior attorney department.
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