"Paper Buns" case gets first-instance verdict - Inelegant expression

The No. 2 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing Municipality heard in open court on the 12th the case of Zibei Jia, the fabricator of the "buns stuffed with cardboard" fake news, who was charged with the crime of business reputation impairment. Zibei Jia was sentenced in the first instance to 1-year imprisonment and fined RMB 1000 yuan for committing the crime of business reputation impairment.