Lawyer gets 2.5 years for falsifying evidence in gang trial

Beijing lawyer Li Zhuang was jailed for two years and a half Friday for giving false evidence and inciting others to bear false witness in an organized crime gang trial in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The verdict was handed down by a court of first instance in Jiangbei district Friday morning. A statement from the court said 34 alleged gang members headed by Gong Gangmo were charged ...