Chinese dissident sentenced to 11 years in jail
OPS_admin | Dec 25, 2009 | Comments 0
One of China’s leading dissidents was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Friday for “inciting subversion of state power”, charges which have prompted the sharpest confrontation over human rights in recent years between western governments and Beijing.
Liu Xiaobo, a former university professor, had pleaded not guilty to the charges, which are based on six articles he published on the internet and his role in organising Charter 08, a petition demanding the end of one-party rule in China.
At a time when China’s growing power and influence have muted some criticism of its human rights record – it revised up its 2008 growth to 9.6 per cent on Friday – Mr Liu’s trial has led to a rare full-blown argument between Beijing and western governments.
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