Index on Censorship » Hu Lianyou http://www.indexoncensorship.org for free expression Fri, 17 May 2013 16:22:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 for free expression Index on Censorship no for free expression Index on Censorship » Hu Lianyou http://www.indexoncensorship.org/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Free_Speech_Bites_Logo.jpg http://www.indexoncensorship.org Chinese petitioner to serve jail time for defaming police officers http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/04/chinese-petitioner-to-serve-jail-time-for-defaming-police-officers/ http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/04/chinese-petitioner-to-serve-jail-time-for-defaming-police-officers/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:16:15 +0000 Sara Yasin http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=35931 On 24 April, Chinese petitioner Hu Lianyou was sentenced to two years in prison for defamation after comments made about a local police chief online, according to Chinese state media. Hu allegedly wrote posts on popular websites accusing two officers, including police chief Zheng Hang, of corruption and beating him during an interrogation. The petitioner [...]

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]]> Chinese petitioner Hu Lianyou was sentenced to two years in prison for defamation after comments made about a local police chief online, according to Chinese state media. Hu allegedly wrote posts on popular websites accusing two officers, including police chief Zheng Hang, of corruption and beating him during an interrogation. The petitioner requested that the trial take place in a more neutral court, rather than in his native Dong’an county, where he has a history of criticising authorities. His request was denied, according to the Chinese Media Project.

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