Controversy over Donations to Peter Liang Continues
Questions regarding their use of funds raised for the Peter Liang case has prompted two Chinese organizations to clarify what will happen with the money, reports World Journal.
Questions regarding their use of funds raised for the Peter Liang case has prompted two Chinese organizations to clarify what will happen with the money, reports World Journal.
World Journal reporters documented the range of reactions to the sentencing of Peter Liang to probation and community service.
Family and supporters of Akai Gurley, the unarmed Black man killed by former NYPD officer Peter Liang, have urged sentencing Judge Danny Chun to ignore Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson’s recommendation that Liang not serve time in prison, reports the Amsterdam News.
A forum on March 28 brought together leaders from the Asian and African American communities to discuss differences and ways toward understanding and collaboration in the wake of Peter Liang’s manslaughter conviction for the killing of Akai Gurley. Sing Tao Daily reported on the event.
State Assembly member Charles Barron, along with the family and supporters of Akai Gurley, blasted Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson over his recommendation that convicted officer Peter Liang not serve time in prison, reports the Amsterdam News.
Chinese community leaders welcomed Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson’s recommendation that Peter Liang not be imprisoned, Sing Tao Daily reports.
The organizations that raised funds for former officer Peter Liang’s legal fees say they are either returning the money or giving it to help other Chinese, reports World Journal. But one activist says the money should still go to Liang.
Jenny Hou is returning to prison to finish serving her sentence after an appeals court decision to uphold her conviction. The former treasurer of John Liu’s mayoral campaign speaks to Sing Tao Daily.
A rally at Cadman Plaza on Feb. 20 was one of several held around the country in support of Peter Liang in the wake of the former NYPD officer’s manslaughter conviction in the death of Akai Gurley in 2014.
In an exclusive, and emotional, interview with Sing Tao Daily, City Council member Margaret Chin speaks about the conviction of Peter Liang. She had been one of the few in the Chinese community who called for an indictment of the officer over the fatal shooting of Akai Gurley.
World Journal and Sing Tao Daily report on petitions, fundraisers and rallies organized by Chinese communities across the country in response to the conviction of NYPD officer Peter Liang.
The conviction of former NYPD officer Peter Liang in the death of Akai Gurley brought a swift reaction from the Chinese community, as reported in separate stories in Sing Tao Daily and World Journal.
One year after police officer Peter Liang killed Akai Gurley at the Pink Houses, family and community members, as well as CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities, rallied, reports World Journal.
Officer Peter Liang, accused in the shooting death of Akai Gurley, was joined by his mother at a press conference in Chinatown, his first such appearance since the incident, reports World Journal.
Representatives of different media outlets recently met to discuss cooperation, reports The Korea Times.