SCMP: Dissident reporter faces 10 years’ jail

According to a report in the South China Morning Post, via Asia Pacific Media Network, writer Shi Tao has been tried on charges of revealing state secrets:

The secret trial of a dissident journalist charged with illegally revealing state secrets ended yesterday with the court expected to hand down a minimum jail sentence of 10 years, family members said.

Shi Tao’s trial lasted two hours yesterday morning and a verdict was expected to be announced within 15 days, his brother, Shi Hua, said.

Shi’s lawyer, Guo Guoting, could not attend the trial because his license has been suspended.

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