Red Wall Secret Files: the Whole Story of the Downfall of Lin Biao's Counter-Revolutionary Clique and the Gang of Four | the Great Trial of the Republic

Publication information ISBN: 9787546317946 ISBN: 9787546326351 From the destruction of Lin Biao's counterrevolutionary clique, to the crushing of the "Gang of Four", to the solemn pronouncement of the special court's verdict, these two major events that profoundly affected the historical process of New China are brought together in one album. The album completely connects the "September 13" incident, the crushing of the Gang of Four and the largest public trial in the history of the Republic. On November 20, 1980, the Special Court of the Supreme People's Court officially opened to try the 10 principal criminals in the Lin Biao and Jiang Qing counterrevolutionary group cases. After more than two months of trial, a total of 873 pieces of evidence were presented, 49 witnesses appeared in court to testify, and more than 60,000 people attended the trial. On January 25, 1981, the special court sentenced the 10 principal criminals. This trial became an important milestone in New China's move towards the rule of law.