Chinese Communist Party officials killed four people drunk driving only light sentence, netizens angry

The former deputy secretary of the political and legal committee of Aohan Banner in Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China, Pan Weiguo, was drunk driving in 2020, killing four people in the car, and later let others take the blame for the crime, which is a serious case.

Comprehensive Chinese media reports, former deputy secretary of the political and legal committee of Aohan Banner, Inner Mongolia, China Pan Weiguo, in April 4, 2020 drunk driving, resulting in the death of four brothers in the car, afterwards more to get off, let the same car Yan surnamed man to take the blame.

2 trial results, Pan Weiguo was sentenced to 7 years in prison for the crime of traffic collision, and must civil compensation for the victims’ families 2.7 million yuan, the top man surnamed Yan also for the crime of harboring, was sentenced to 1 year in prison.

The victim’s Family does not accept the result, nor the apology, will continue to appeal.

The case has sparked heated debate among mainland netizens, many of whom expressed outrage at the verdict.

“Four lives + DUI + parading + knowing the law, the number of crimes and punishments, more than seven years, too light.” “Only 7 years?!” “There is no difference between a drunk driving accident causing injury or death and intentional homicide, the death penalty is recommended!” “The sentence is too light!” “Not a crime against public safety?” “Such a sentence is unbelievable.”

Another netizen said, “The same drunk driving, Guangxi’s crime of endangering public safety in a dangerous manner, two people died and sentenced to Life imprisonment, this death of four people only sentenced to 7 years, too much should not be.”