前几天，“网易前员工”的话题甚嚣尘上（戳这里回顾），而这几天，“华为前员工”的事件再度引爆网络。
据报道，华为前员工李洪元因离职赔偿金问题，被公司投诉敲诈勒索，被羁押251天，最后因证据不足被检察院决定不起诉而获得人身自由，获得约10万元赔偿。
A former Huawei employee detained in Shenzhen for 251 days on suspicion of extortion has been released and received 100,000 yuan in state compensation.
华为方面在周一回应称：“华为有权利，也有义务，并基于事实对于涉嫌违法的行为向司法机关举报。我们尊重司法机关，包括公安、检察院和法院的决定。如果李洪元认为他的权益受到了损害，我们支持他运用法律武器维护自己的权益，包括起诉华为。这也体现了法律面前人人平等的法治精神。”
In response, Huawei said on Monday the company has the right and obligation to report suspected illegal activities based on the facts to judicial authorities and that the company respects decisions from the judicial authorities, including the public security organ, the procuratorate and the court. If Li Hongyuan believes his rights have been impaired, the company supports his use of legal means to defend his rights, including suing Huawei; that reflects the spirit of the law that everyone is equal before the law.
“2N”与不起诉决定
据澎湃新闻报道，李洪元2005年入职华为，2018年1月离职。在经过协商后，公司同意支付李洪元税后离职经济补偿383651.24元。
Li joined Huawei in 2005, and left in January 2018. After negotiation, the company agreed to pay Li 383,651.24 yuan as departure compensation.
2018年3月，部门秘书的个人银行账户向李洪元转款30万元。
In March, 2018, Li received the money from a secretary who worked with Li in his department.
据澎湃新闻报道，李洪元表示自己提出了有关“2N（N为工作年限）赔偿金”问题，并得到了其部门主管何某东的同意。但是报道中也指出，华为离职赔偿金一般是“N+1”，“2N”很少见，并推断这也是后来华为向公安机关举报李洪元涉嫌“敲诈勒索”的重要原因。
2018年12月16日，李洪元因涉嫌敲诈勒索罪，被深圳市公安局刑事拘留，后经深圳市龙岗区人民检察院批准，于2019年1月22日被深圳市公安局逮捕。深圳市公安局移送审查起诉认定，2017年12月到2018年3月期间，李洪元以向华为公司上级审计、稽查部门举报其部门主管在部门业务上存在违规操作的行为进行要挟，从其部门主管何某东处勒索人民币30万元。
On Dec 16, 2018, Li was detained by the Shenzhen Municipal Public Security Bureau on suspicion of extortion, and was arrested on Jan 22, 2019 following a report from his former department manager.
8月22日，龙岗区检察院就对李洪元做出了不起诉决定，《不起诉决定》中显示，深圳市公安局认定的犯罪事实不清、证据不足，不符合起诉条件。8月23日，李洪元被释放。
On Aug 23, Li was acquitted when the Shenzhen Longgang district people's procuratorate decided not to prosecute him due to unclear facts and insufficient evidence.
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10月24日，李洪元以“批捕后证据不足被终止追究刑事责任”为由，要求龙岗区检察院为其消除影响、恢复名誉、赔礼道歉，同时赔偿人身自由损害赔偿金78985元、精神损害抚慰金5万元。
On Oct 24, Li asked the Shenzhen Longgang district people's procuratorate to remove the influence, rehabilitate the reputation, and make an apology, as well as pay compensation of 78,985 yuan in personal liberty damages and 50,000 yuan in emotional damages, based on the grounds of "insufficient evidence for arrest, and then stopping the investigation for criminal responsibility".
一个月后的11月25日，龙岗区检察院作出《刑事赔偿决定书》，其中显示李洪元获得自由损害赔偿金79300.94元，精神损害抚慰金27755元，同时向李洪元原工作单位（华为技术有限公司）、其父亲所在的工作单位发函，为其消除影响、恢复名誉。
On Nov 25, the Shenzhen Longgang district people's procuratorate decided to give state compensation to Li, awarding 79,300.94 yuan for personal liberty damage and 27,755 yuan for emotional damage, as well as sent a letter to Huawei and his father's company to remove any stain to his reputation caused by the detainment.
被释放后，42岁的李洪元则表示希望创业，因为自己去应聘的话“岁数太大”。在接受澎湃新闻采访时，李洪元还表示自己正打算离开深圳，返回浙江老家。他不计划再接受媒体采访，并认为事件“有些失控”。
Following his release from jail, the 42-year-old says he would like to start his own business, as he’s “too old” to be employed elsewhere. In his most recent interview with The Paper, Li said he’s in the process of leaving Shenzhen to return to his hometown in Zhejiang. He said he doesn’t plan to accept further media interviews, as the case has already spiraled “out of control.”
12月1日，李洪元称，从被释放到现在，华为自始至终没有消息。“（华为）能不能坐下来当面和我好好沟通，见我一面？”
录音与公开信疑云
据澎湃新闻报道，李洪元最终能避免被定罪是因为他把离职赔偿金谈判过程录了音。李洪元的妻子将这两小时的录音作为证据呈交，李洪元则于今年8月被释放。
Li was released from custody in August after his wife found a two-hour audio recording of Li’s severance negotiations with the company’s HR department and presented it to the procuratorate as proof of her husband’s innocence.
李洪元称，2018年1月31日下午，人力资源部的主管何某东让他到他办公室谈离职补偿的事。而进入办公室前，他打开了录音笔，并解释道此前主管也没有说不允许这样做。作为关键证据，录音笔在网络上成为热门词汇。有网友认为这一举措可以有效保护自己，也有网友质疑李洪元的录音是否完整：即包括所有他和华为协商的过程。
此外，“李洪元写给任正非的公开信”也成为焦点，信中引经据典、言辞恳切：
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然而，李洪元的代理律师、广东意本律师事务所律师谢连喜却表示，这封“公开信”并非出自李洪元之手，其出处难以考证。李洪元本人则向澎湃新闻表示，该份“公开信”是拼凑而成，其中部分文字是自己写的，然而其他部分则是他人拼凑自己之前的文章而来。
“华为前员工”事件可谓一石激起千层浪。据环球时报英文版网站报道，有网友质疑华为的管理系统中存在重大错误，像华为这样大体量的电信巨头，拥有超过10万名员工，应当建立更成熟的管理机制。华为面对本次事件的处理相当失败，则更有理由显示其管理中的问题。
The case sparked heated debate. Some netizens raised concerns about whether there are significant flaws in Huawei's management system. While some netizens argued that a telecoms empire like Huawei, with more than 100,000 employees, should have a more mature management mechanism. Huawei's failure to resolve the conflict in a more reasonable way reflects loopholes in its management, they said.
然而，也有网友持反对意见，据报道华为每年都在优化管理方面投入甚巨，其不仅仅是5G科技的先锋，也培养了海量的IT人才。
However, some were opposed to using the incident to define Huawei's management system. It was reported that Huawei invests heavily every year to optimize its management. It is not only leading the world in 5G network technology, but has also trained a large number of IT talent for China.
综合来源：Chinadaily微信公众号，环球时报英文版网站，澎湃新闻，Sixth Tone
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