Hebei Provincial Higher People's Court delivered the second instance sentence of the largest mafia-related case in Hebei Province on August 18. Ten people including Zhang Baoyi, Gao Yuehui and He Pidong were sentenced to death penalty; Tan Yongbo and three others were sentenced to suspended death penalty; another 84 people received punishments including life imprisonment and fixed-term imprisonment.
According to a person in charge of the Hebei Provincial Higher People's Court, this case of organizing, leading and participating in a mafia-like organization is the biggest mafia-related case ever tried by the Hebei court. (Xinhua News Agency)