# Official media calls out Yang Mi for alleged charity fraud? Teen drowns, onlookers fight for better views

China Youth Daily's official Weibo account called out Yang Mi, is the fraudulent donation confirmed?

On September 2, the official WeChat account of China Youth Daily posted an update stating that severe breaches of trust in charitable donations, such as “fraudulent donations,” will disqualify individuals from being considered for the China Charity Award. The article noted that many celebrities make “verbal pledges” under the guise of charity without following through, and made it clear that this year, no unit or individual with serious breaches of trust in charitable donation activities will be granted the award, and celebrities caught in “fraudulent donation” scandals may be excluded from the “China Charity Award.” Accompanying the post was an image of a report titled “Yang Mi Deserves the Blame in the ‘Fraudulent Donation’ Scandal,” which seemed to confirm Yang Mi’s fraudulent donation behavior.

Lawyers from Guangdong Zhiming Law Firm state that fraudulent donations involve both ends of a contract, namely the formation and rescission of the contract. In China, public welfare donations are defined as consensual contracts. Once a donation promise is made, as long as the donee expresses consent, a contractual legal relationship is established between both parties. Article 188 of the Contract Law stipulates: For gift contracts that are of a public welfare or moral obligation nature, such as those for disaster relief or poverty alleviation, or gift contracts that have been notarized, if the donor fails to deliver the gifted property, the donee may demand delivery.

[5] Therefore, in public welfare donation activities, if a recipient encounters a fraudulent donation where a promise is made but not fulfilled, they can legally request the donor to fulfill the promised donation. For damages caused by the fraudulent donation, claims can be made based on the principle of good faith in civil law.

Public welfare donations may appear to be a purely beneficial act for the donee, but in reality, when public figures make donation commitments in public settings, it is often accompanied by promoting their works or building a "public persona," which frequently brings the donor a certain promotional effect that can subsequently translate into material benefits.

Suspect in Thai wife-killing insurance fraud case retracts confession in court, refuses to plead guilty.

In October 2018, 29-year-old Tianjin woman Zhang Ying was found dead in a hotel swimming pool in Phuket, Thailand, and her husband Zhang Moufan, who was traveling with her, was identified by Thai police as the suspect. Several months before the incident, Zhang Moufan had purchased large-value policies in the names of both himself and his wife Zhang Ying from 11 different insurance companies, with premiums totaling 274,649 yuan and total insured value of 26.76 million yuan. The insured person on all policies was listed as “Zhang Ying,” and the beneficiary on all was designated as “Zhang Moufan.”

On the evening of September 3, 2019, at 9 p.m., the final hearing of the closely watched "Tianjin man's Phuket Island wife-killing insurance fraud case" concluded at the Phuket Provincial Court in Thailand. During today's hearing, the defendant Zhang Moufan recanted his testimony in court, almost entirely denying the confession records made during the police investigation stage, denying the authenticity of all police interrogation videos and photographs, denying premeditated murder, and claiming that he killed Zhang Ying because the two had a dispute and fought in the swimming pool, resulting in death by drowning, and denying that he had premeditated murder with the intent to fraudulently obtain insurance compensation. After three rounds and nine hearings, the case has now concluded, and the verdict will be announced at 10 a.m. on November 8. (Source: The Paper)

The victim's lawyer stated that under Section 289 of the Thai Criminal Code, premeditated murder carries a minimum penalty of death, while ordinary murder carries a sentence ranging from 15 years' imprisonment to death.

Lawyers from Guangdong Zhiming Law Firm state that according to Article 10 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, any person who commits a crime outside the territory of the People's Republic of China and is subject to criminal liability under this Law may still be prosecuted under this Law even if tried in a foreign country.

A teenager falls into the Han River.

Onlookers fought over a good spot to watch the excitement.

Recently, a teenager in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, fell into a river and drowned. While rescuers were busy searching, two people on the bridge started fighting over a better spot to watch the spectacle. (Source: News Brother)

Lawyers from Guangdong Zhiming Law Firm stated that public security organs may mediate fights and brawls arising from civil disputes in accordance with Article 9 of the Public Security Administration Punishments Law, but the indifference of human nature cannot be resolved through law.

Suspect in Enshi primary school stabbing incident: Released after commutation of sentence.

At around 8 a.m. on September 2, an attack occurred at Chaoyangpo Primary School in Baiyangping Town, Enshi City. According to preliminary information, 10 students were injured. The extent of their injuries is being further verified, and the injured students have been sent to the hospital for treatment.

According to the latest information, the criminal suspect, Yu, had previously stabbed his girlfriend more than 40 times over relationship issues. He was ultimately sentenced to 9 years for attempted intentional homicide, during which his sentence was reduced by 1 year, and he was released from prison last year.

Lawyers from Guangdong Zhiming Law Firm state that according to Article 78 of the Criminal Law, criminals sentenced to public surveillance, criminal detention, fixed-term imprisonment, or life imprisonment may have their sentences reduced if, during the execution of their sentences, they earnestly observe prison regulations, accept education and reform, and demonstrate genuine repentance, or if they perform meritorious services.

How did someone previously convicted of attempted murder, and who committed such a brutal act so soon after release, manage to obtain a reduced sentence?