The second trial of the "forced transfer of virtual currency case" was changed to robbery, overturning the previous verdict of extortion

ChainCatcher news, according to the Legal Daily report, a man named Deng Gang (pseudonym) was entrusted by his nephew Deng Dawei (pseudonym) to go to a designated location to collect virtual currency transaction payments, but he was threatened with a knife by the buyer Wang Qiang (pseudonym). Deng Gang was forced to notify Deng Dawei to transfer over 40,000 virtual coins to the other party. So, does the behavior of the suspect Wang Qiang constitute extortion or robbery?

On November 4, a reporter from Legal Weekend learned from the People's Procuratorate of Jianghan District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, that the defendant Wang Qiang was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for extortion and concealing or disguising criminal proceeds in the first instance. After the Jianghan District Procuratorate filed a protest with the higher court, the second-instance court accepted the prosecution's opinion and determined that Wang Qiang constituted robbery. For his robbery and concealing or disguising criminal proceeds, the court decided to impose a combined sentence of eleven years and six months in prison, along with a fine; this judgment is final.