Silk Street fake goods retailer claims he was management's puppet

A 37-year-old vendor, charged with selling a large quantity of counterfeit goods in Beijing's Silk Street, told the court he was just a tool of the ex-general manager.

Yang Changjun was charged by Chaoyang district court yesterday for making profits from more than 8,400 counterfeit bags over the past two years. All the products were copied from top-tier brands such as LV, Gucci and Chanel.

Yang admitted the allegation but claimed it was Wang Zili, the ex-general manager of Silk Street, who asked him to conduct the business.