Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2015
Execution of chairman Liu Han
Liu Han was executed in February 2015 after receiving a death sentence, an event closely associated with the group’s final collapse.
2014
Criminal prosecution of Liu Han
Hanlong chairman Liu Han was charged with murder and with operating a mafia-style criminal organization. The case was publicly associated with allegations of protection from former senior Chinese political figure Zhou Yongkang.
2013
Insider-trading conviction involving Sundance transaction
Calvin Zhu, a vice president of Hanlong’s Australian subsidiary, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for insider trading connected with the proposed Sundance acquisition.