Li Zhuang, the lawyer who defended Gong Gangmo, one of the main suspects in the organized crime ring in Chongqing, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on January 8. The incident has become the center of the campaign against the lack society in Chongqing and has triggered a heated debate regarding the integrity of litigators and the harsh circumstances that they face in these types of complex situations. Some people cheer the punishment of a corrupted lawyer, others however, question the equal justice of the case.