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Explanation for the Dismissal of Six Defense Lawyers in the case of Liu Ping, Wei Zhongping, and Li Sihua

October 30, 2013

The daughter of Liu Ping, one of the three asset transparency advocates on trial in Jiangxi, said that, during the morning session of the first day of the trial on October 28 at the Yushui District Court in Xinyu, the six defense lawyers demonstrated a strong ability to defend their clients in accordance with the law. But in the afternoon session, the court deprived them even of their right to ask questions. In this circumstance, the defendants and their families believe that the lawyers will not be allowed to conduct their defense in a reasonable manner, and the defendants will not get a fair trial. For this reason, the families and the defendants terminated their client-lawyer relationships with the six lawyers 

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