Journalist Case File: Zhang Jianhong – ACB

From Angry China Blogger blog:

Name: Zhang Jianhong

Agency: Aegean Sea (爱琴海)

Date Sentenced: 19 March 2007

Charge: Incitement to subvert the state’s power

Sentence: 6 Years imprisonment + 1 year suspension of political right

Zhang was a freelance writer from ÂØßÊ≥¢ (Ningbo), ʵôʱüÁúÅ (Zhejiang Province), He was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment, plus a further years suspension of political rights, by the Ningbo Intermediate court, on a charge of Incitement to subvert the state’s power – A catch-all charge used by Beijing to detain and try those whom calls for changes in government policy, or whom reveal information tha embarrasses or contradicts the state. [Full Text]

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