(Beijing/New York Comprehensive News) Liu Qiangdong, the Chinese e-commerce giant and founder of JD.com, is suspected of sexual assault in the United States, which has damaged the rights and interests of shareholders.Jingdong investors class action rights protection.
Based on reports from NetEase Finance and Chinanews.com, Hao Junbo, an international litigation lawyer, revealed that many JD investors have contacted his firm and entrusted them with litigation matters.At present, it seems that the focus of the lawsuit is that JD.com’s clarification statement on Liu Qiangdong’s alleged sexual assault case is inconsistent with the facts and is suspected of misleading investors.
He said that many investors bought JD.com shares after seeing JD.com’s statement, but the result was a sharp drop.
The stock price of JD.com, which is listed on Nasdaq, has fallen sharply for two consecutive trading days, with a cumulative decline of more than 16%, and more than US$7 billion (S$9.6 billion) of market value has been evaporated.
On the 5th of this month, JD.com’s stock price fell all the way after the opening, closing at $26.3, down 10.64%. The day before, JD.com’s stock price fell more than 7% after the opening, and finally closed at $29.43 per share, down 5.97%.
On the evening of August 31, Liu Qiangdong was taken away by the police in Minneapolis, Minnesota for investigation on suspicion of sexual assault. He was released the next day and has returned to China.The U.S. police said the case is still under investigation and a decision on whether to prosecute will be made as soon as this week.Jingdong Group issued a statement saying that Liu Qiangdong was falsely accused.
Further details about the case came to light yesterday.According to the Wall Street Journal citing anonymous sources, the night before Liu Qiangdong was arrested, he had dinner with a group of people, including the woman who reported the crime, at a Japanese restaurant called Origami in Minneapolis, and the two were sitting at the same table..
According to people present, there were about 20 people eating and drinking together that night. They brought some red wine with them and spent $1,900 on food, service and other drinks in the store.One of the men in the group wore a jumper and was called the boss by the others.The dinner ended at about 9:00 p.m., and several people lay down on the table after drinking.
