How will Zhang Lincang be punished after being arrested?
Li Chunguang, director of the Criminal Law Committee of Yunnan Lawyers Association and chief lawyer of Yunnan Lingyun Law Firm, said that the maximum penalty for the crime of escaping is five years' imprisonment. Zhang Lincang, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, committed a new crime while serving his sentence. The new charges will be absorbed by the original life imprisonment and will still be sentenced to life imprisonment.