Lawyers Ask Media To Be Fair

From China Daily:

Journalists have been urged to remain fair and objective when covering the case of an allegedly corrupt Beijing lawyer after a “one-sided” Chinese newspaper article led to outrage among some in the legal profession.

Li Zhuang, 48, of Beijing Kangda Law Firm, was arrested on Dec 13 and charged with fabricating evidence and instructing a client to lie in court.

He was allegedly turned over to police by client Gong Gangmo, a suspected crime boss detained in June during an anti-gang sweep in Chongqing municipality.

However, lawyers nationwide have heavily criticized a 5,000-word article in China Youth Daily on Dec 14 as it branded Li a liar before he had a chance to clear his name in court.