Man sentenced for refusing to obey court order

A circuit court was set up on Sept 22 in central China's Henan province to hear a case in which the defendant refused to obey an earlier court ruling.

A circuit court was set up on Sept 22 in Xinye county of central China’s Henan province. [Photo by Ji Tianfu and Wang Bin/People's Court Daily]

Local people surround the circuit court. [Photo by Ji Tianfu and Wang Bin/People's Court Daily]

Chen and his ex-wife received compensation of 549,900 yuan ($82,465) for the sudden death of their son when he was working in Ningxia.

Chen promised to send 170,000 yuan to his ex-wife, but failed to do so.

Chen's ex-wife filed a lawsuit against him and won the case.

However, Chen refused to follow the court order and secretly transferred the money.

Chen was arrested in June and sentenced to six months in prison. He expressed deep regret for his failure to act as ordered by the court.

Judges from the Xinye County People’s Court pronounce the judgment in court. [Photo by Ji Tianfu and Wang Bin/People's Court Daily]

The plaintiff receives the ordered funds from a judge. [Photo by Ji Tianfu and Wang Bin/People's Court Daily]