Recently,Lawyer Dong Xiaohua,Senior Partner of Gaopeng Law Firm,Lawyer Feng Chengcheng,and Lawyer Feng Wei,acting for Mr.Li and Mr.Xiao,were suspected of obstructing the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.After lawyers quickly intervened and obtained evidence from multiple sources to understand the situation,they promptly submitted their lawyer's opinions and evidence materials,and communicated with the undertaker for many times.The client was acquitted on the 7th day of criminal detention,and the case was transferred to administrative punishment.

Currently,Li and Xiao were detained on November 19,2021 on suspicion of obstructing the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.On November 21st,Mr.Li and Mr.Xiao's family contacted our lawyer Dong Xiaohua and confirmed the entrustment relationship.Led by lawyer Dong Xiaohua,our criminal defense team,lawyers Feng Chengcheng and Feng Wei,jointly handled the case.

On the afternoon of November 21st(Sunday),Lawyer Dong Xiaohua,Lawyer Feng Chengcheng,and Lawyer Feng Wei listened to the detailed statements of the basic situation of the case by the families,relatives,friends,and colleagues of Mr.Li and Mr.Xiao in the law firm,and provided professional guidance on the collection of important evidence.After the meeting,after careful study,the ideas and plans for innocent defense were determined.

The next Monday morning,make an appointment with the detention center as soon as possible.On November 23,Lawyer Dong Xiaohua and Lawyer Feng Chengcheng met with Mr.Li and Mr.Xiao respectively,communicating on the details of the case and defense ideas,and providing effective psychological counseling to the two.The two lawyers will promptly communicate with the case handling police officer by phone on the relevant issues they have learned about.

Immediately,on the basis of meeting and collecting evidence,the three lawyers quickly engaged in the writing of defense opinions and the collation of evidence materials.Focusing on the serious risk of transmission that constitutes a crime of impeding the prevention and control of infectious diseases,the behavior of the parties is broken down into details,eliminating various possibilities of transmission,and fully demonstrating the impossibility of the existence of serious risks.At the same time,we searched and sorted out all cases related to the crime of hindering the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in Beijing and other provinces outside Beijing since the outbreak of the epidemic in January 2021,and comprehensively summarized the judicial practice experience and grasp the scale of the crime under the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic,as an auxiliary support for the defense opinions.

On the morning of November 24th,the three lawyers went to the public security police station together to submit the authorization procedures,lawyer's defense opinions,and evidentiary materials.They also had face-to-face communication and communication with the case handling police officers on their defense opinions,firmly asserting that the actions of Mr.Li and Mr.Xiao could not be recognized as crimes according to law,and proposing to cancel the case or obtain a guarantor pending trial first.(Due to the fact that before the entrustment,the family member of the party concerned had submitted an application for bail pending trial to the public security organ,but it was not approved.)

On November 25,Lawyer Dong and Lawyer Feng also contacted the police officers by phone several times to learn about the latest trends in the case and have full confidence in the direction of the case.At about 17:00 pm on the 25th,there was a message from the police station announcing the release of the person.Based on the lawyer's defense opinions,the public security organ has studied and decided that this case will no longer be investigated as a criminal case,but will be transferred to an administrative penalty procedure.So far,the case has been successfully concluded within 5 days after accepting the entrustment.

Criminal defense lawyers not only handle cases,but also other people's lives.Therefore,the value lies in sincerity,the difficulty lies in refinement,and success lies in professionalism.The Chinese dream of rule of law is always on the way,and Gao Peng is always on the way.

(This article is translated by software translator for reference only.)