Li Tie escaped the death penalty + indefinitely! He was released from prison at the age of 67 because of the light sentence or because the national football coach was a non-state worker

On December 13, Beijing time, the Intermediate People's Court of Xianning City, Hubei Province, publicly announced the verdict on the case of former national football coach Li Tie, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for five crimes, including accepting bribes, offering bribes, offering bribes to units, accepting bribes from non-state functionaries, and offering bribes to non-state functionaries.

Compared with the life imprisonment and death penalty predicted by authoritative lawyers, Li Tie's "only" sentence of 20 years is undoubtedly a "lenient sentence". It is even lighter than the life sentence of former Football Association President Chen Xuyuan. Considering that Li Tie was involved in the case of nearly 120 million yuan, this really surprised the majority of netizens.

So what was the reason for Li Tie's light sentence? The most crucial point is that he is not considered a state functionary. This is also the key reason why the defense lawyer fought for Li Tie before. The most fundamental difference between the two is that the maximum statutory penalty for accepting bribes is not the same, the maximum statutory penalty for the crime of accepting bribes is more than 10 years or life imprisonment, while the maximum statutory penalty for the crime of accepting bribes is the death penalty. From this point of view, it is clear that Li Tie was sentenced as a non-state functionary.

However, although Li Tie was given a light sentence, the 20-year prison sentence was enough to deter his football practitioners. He was 67 years old after completing his sentence, and he was already an old man when he came out, and he basically ruined his life for his criminal behavior.