Ringleader in brutal attack on Chinese women jailed for 24 years

People across China were outraged in June, when video clips posted online showed a group of men beating four female diners at a restaurant in Tangshan went viral. - WEIBO

BEIJING (Bloomberg): A court in China has jailed for 24 years the leader of a gang linked to a vicious attack on female diners that spurred a debate about gender equality in the country.

Chen Jizhi's criminal group "acted with impunity to carry out bad deeds, oppress the people, and harm the local economy and public order, having a severe impact on society," the court in the northern city of Langfang just outside Beijing said in a statement on Friday.