A lawyer of a suspected gang boss stood trial Wednesday by a court in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, on charges of giving false evidence and obstructing testifying.

The defendant, Li Zhuang, was detained on December 12 with the approval of the Chongqing municipal procuratorate, said a Chongqing Municipal Government official.

Li was allegedly implicated by his client Gong Gangmo, who faces charges of organizing, leading and participating in a criminal organization, murder, and selling and transporting illegal drugs and guns, the official said.

The trail in the Jiangbei District People's Court is still underway.