Speaking out for justice for the victim in the Li Tianyi case, clicks exceed 200,000 in three days
——Attorney Wang Tengfeng, Director of Zhiming Law Firm, possesses profound legal knowledge and penned a widely shared online article
Currently, the Li Tianyi case is stirring widespread debate, with diverse opinions and ongoing public discourse. After the second lawyer resigned discreetly under pressure, the newly appointed defense attorneys Chen Shu and Wang Ran immediately declared they would pursue a not-guilty plea for Li Tianyi, hinting that the victim's background was not straightforward, suggesting she might be a bar hostess.
In the face of the unfavorable public opinion surrounding the victim in the Li Tianyi case, Director Wang Tengfeng, upholding the sacred duty of a lawyer, lent his voice to justice and opened a Sina blog on July 15, penning a rebuttal article of nearly two thousand words——"The Sexual Rights of a Bar Hostess Are Equally Inviolable." As soon as this article was posted, due to its rigorous logic and profound legal reasoning, it was fully recognized by the Sina blog platform and recommended on the homepage. Subsequently, it entered the public eye and was read and reposted by a large number of netizens. Three days later, the single-post click count exceeded one hundred ninety thousand, with over one thousand five hundred comments and nearly four hundred reposts, rapidly becoming a trending online article of the moment, frantically circulated among the many followers of the Li Tianyi case.
In the text, Attorney Wang Tengfeng presciently pointed out: “From just a few words, I sense that their greatest trump card in launching a counterattack may be that the victim is a ‘bar hostess,’ or even a hint that the victim may be suspected of inducing a minor to engage in a ‘sexual relationship,’ or perhaps simply directly accusing the victim of the fault and suspicion of ‘prostitution.’ In addition, the statement implies that the commercial song-and-dance entertainment venue is suspected of seriously corrupting minors and infringing upon the lawful rights and interests of Li Tianyi as a minor, reflecting a dark social phenomenon. Taken together, these two aspects make the minor Li Tianyi appear to be a completely passive, typical victimized youth who was induced, corrupted, and poisoned, and who not only should not be a criminal, but could also righteously condemn and pursue the criminal responsibility of the perpetrator of the ‘passive sexual relationship,’ and further pursue the tort liability for reputational infringement against the media and certain individuals who added fuel to the fire by ‘criticizing’ Li Tianyi and damaging his reputation! Li Tianyi should be acquitted and released!” In response, Attorney Wang Tengfeng put forward three rigorously reasoned rebuttal opinions that struck directly at the crux of the matter.
As of July 22, one week after Director Wang Tengfeng opened his Sina blog, total page views have exceeded 220,000, and his Sina Weibo followers have surged to nearly 40,000, making him the most popular lawyer online in Shenzhen's legal circle.
Currently, lawyer Lan He serves as Li Tianyi's legal advisor and spokesperson. As a former seasoned journalist, he possesses considerable media public relations skills. All responses so far appear reasonable and flawless, even significantly shifting the case's public opinion direction, leaving netizens confused and unable to discern the truth.
In response, lawyer Wang Tengfeng stated that for the sake of fairness and justice, he will continue to speak out for the victim in the Li Tianyi case and uphold justice using his nearly thirty years of litigation skills and legal knowledge. If conditions permit, he may even provide free legal services to Ms. Yang, the victim in the Li Tianyi case, to protect the victim's legitimate rights and interests, and to uphold social justice and public morality.
Wang Tengfeng's blog address:http://blog.sina.com.cn/u/2146062305
