Sang Lan agrees with Haiming's resignation, saying that the unauthorized release of sexual assault testimony has caused him to lose face

Sang Lan agrees with Haiming's resignation, saying that the unauthorized release of sexual assault testimony has caused him to lose face [Overseas Chinese News reporter Zou Bin reported in New York on September 15] Sang Lan's lawsuit in the United States has recently emerged...

[Overseas Chinese News reporter Zou Bin reported in New York on September 15] New variables have emerged in Sang Lan's lawsuit in the United States. After experiencing continuous twists and turns, his attorney Hai Ming applied for a resignation motion to the Federal Southern District Court of New York in early September, and the judge required the plaintiff and defendant to respond on September 16. According to the documents Sang Lan submitted to the court on the 15th, Sang Lan expressed his agreement with Haiming's resignation. The document also revealed many unknown details. At the same time, Sang Lan asked Haiming to provide her future new lawyer with all documents related to the case.

It was previously reported that Sang Lan would leave and return to Beijing on the 16th without saying goodbye. Sang Lan's agent Huang Jian told this reporter on the 15th that it was not convenient to disclose Sang Lan's return schedule. However, regarding Sang Lan's submission to the court, Huang Jian told reporters that any legal proceedings should be completed in court, not in the media or on the Internet, and both parties to any litigation should be completed in a serious and responsible manner. Regarding the next development of Sang Lan's lawsuit, Huang Jian said that everything will continue, but he cannot make any comments at the moment.

In the five-page reply submitted to the court on the 15th, Sang Lan responded to 11 items in Haiming's resignation motion one by one. First, she agreed that Haiming would no longer serve as her attorney. Sang Lan revealed that regarding the criminal case of sexual assault, Haiming reported the case to the prosecution before she arrived in the United States and urged her to go to the United States as soon as possible.

The most eye-catching thing in the defense is that Haiming reported the sexual assault case to the local court on May 5 this year, but Sang Lan, who was in Beijing at the time, did not authorize Haiming to do so. In addition, Sang Lan also claimed that Haiming published her sexual assault testimony without authorization, which embarrassed her.

What is noteworthy is that Sang Lan emphasized that it was Haiming who reported the criminal sexual assault case to the local prosecutor's office on May 5 this year, which was evidenced by letters. Sang Lan said that he did not authorize lawyer Haiming to do so. Sang Lan's agent Huang Jian received an email from Hai Ming on May 24, urging them to apply for a visa to the United States as soon as possible.

Sang Lan also pointed out that according to the law, testimonies in sexual assault cases should be confidential, but Haiming published her sexual assault testimony without authorization, which embarrassed her. Regarding the confidentiality agreement with the insurance company, Sang Lan pointed out that Haiming never fully explained all the terms to her and did not provide her with a copy of the terms of the confidentiality agreement. In Sang Lan's reply, some of his correspondence with Haiming regarding legal fees and accommodation arrangements were also revealed.

A netizen on the American Chinese website posted Haiming's response to Sang Lan's defense statement on the blog: "The cruel Sang Lan submitted hundreds of pages of documents to the federal court on the 13th, including her sworn testimony, accusing me, slandering me, and wanting to kill me. She wants to change lawyers and continue to sue Liu Xiemo. She claims that she did not agree or understand the settlement with the American insurance company, and did not agree with me. Mo Hu settled. "

The judge proposed that the attorney must respond to the plaintiff's reply before September 23. Since the defendant's attorney Mo Hu previously expressed no objection to Haiming's resignation as attorney, and the plaintiff Fang Sanglan currently agrees with Haiming's resignation, the judge should approve Haiming's request to terminate the agency, but the defendant's attorney's motion for punishment against Haiming will not be affected.

(Editor: Lei Sheng