Two criminals who masterminded the blowing up of two internet
cafes in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, last May were executed on
Saturday.
Sources with the Higher People's Court of Anhui Province
identified the two as Lu Dongming and Lu Kuan.
Explosions ripped through two internet bars known as "Haoyu" and
"Juxing" in Hefei on the night of May 5, causing two deaths and
four injuries.
Three suspects, Lu Dongming, Lu Kuan and Lu Hong, were arrested
a month after the explosion.
In a first-instance trial carried out by the Intermediate
People's Court of Hefei City, Lu Dongming, convicted of bombing and
extortion, was sentenced to death and deprived of his political
rights for life.
Lu Kuan, also found guilty of bombing, was sentenced to death
and deprived of his political rights for life.
Lu Hong, the third suspect in the accident, was also found
guilty of the bombing but was given a prison term of 14 years. The
three convicts were ordered to pay 260,000 yuan (about US$32,500)
in compensation to the plaintiffs.
After the first-instance trial, Lu Kuan appealed to the Higher
People's Court of Anhui Province. After a careful examination of
the facts of the case, the higher court on Dec. 12 upheld the
ruling handed down by the lower court.
(Xinhua News Agency January 1, 2007)