Related News
Leader of strike trio says he was used as ‘a tool’
Print Edition
THREE people who organized strikes were yesterday found guilty of disrupting the peace and handed suspended sentences ranging from 18 months to three years by a court in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province.
Zeng Feiyang was given a four-year suspended sentence, of which he will have to serve three years should he reoffend during the four-year period. Tang Huanxing and Zhu Xiaomei were each given 18-month sentences suspended for two years.
They had all previously worked at a support center for migrant workers, which was founded by Zeng and has since been closed by the industry and commerce authority.
“The defendants ignored national laws and organized mass gatherings that disturbed social order. Their acts, of a severe nature, resulted in an enterprise being suspended and led to grave losses,” said a statement by the court of Panyu District.
According to the court, Zeng led the center and its work and managed those below him. Tang was responsible for online publicity for the center, and Zhu was in charge of managing migrant workers.
All three pled guilty and chose not to appeal.
In a statement during the trial, Zeng admitted he had received funding and training from “some overseas organizations hostile to China, and organized workers to resort to extreme means to safeguard their interests and blow things out of proportion to hype up the consequences.”
According to the court, the three confessed to their crimes after their arrest, and all were first offenders and repented, facts that contributed to lighter penalties.
Zeng said he had received large amounts of money from overseas organizations and had been touted “the star of labor movement.”
“My selfish desires were excessive and I did not repent even after the ‘center’ was closed,” he said.
Zeng admitted his behavior had caused huge damage to the enterprise, was against the law and that he had been used as a tool by overseas organizations to cause disorder.
He apologized for the losses caused by his crimes.
“I hope that others will take my case as a lesson and not be conned by such organizations,” Zeng said, calling on workers to protect their rights through legal means and channels.
In Tang’s final statement at court, he said: “I was encouraged by Zeng to join the ‘center’ and took part in organizing the events under Zeng’s instructions.”
He said he was tasked with publicizing the agenda to incite workers not to accept the terms from the enterprise.
“I will keep a sober mind in the future and will not be fooled again,” he said.
Zhu said in her statement she was an ordinary worker at the enterprise and met Zeng during a rights protection event before joining the “center.” She was sent to receive training overseas and had accepted their practices and participated in organizing activities.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
