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Journalist jailed for leaking state secrets
Footnote to the Gao Yu story: Mingjing, the Hongkong magazine accused of receiving “secrets” from Gao Yu, the veteran Chinese journalist jailed for seven years, is refuting the allegation, describing it as a fabrication — of a “China nightmare”:
明鏡聲明：重判高瑜是制造中國噩夢
時間：2015-04-17 10:14
http://www.mingjingnews.com/MIB/news/news.aspx?ID=N000085961
－This refutation is also discussed by Washington Post (though it misspells the magazine’s name, and gives no link):
“The Hong Kong magazine to which Gao is alleged to have leaked the document, Minjing Monthly, issued a statement reiterating that the charges were false. … It suggested the document already had been circulated at the time when Gao is alleged to have leaked it. It also said the information contained neither military nor economic secrets, but was merely a “guidance” on ideological matters.
This unjust judgment of an outstanding Chinese journalist utterly destroys Xi Jinping’s commitment to ‘rule according to law,’” the magazine said.”
Magnus Fiskesjo <magnus.fiskesjo at cornell.edu>
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (4/17/15)
Gao Yu: Veteran Chinese journalist jailed for seven years for leaking state secrets
By Huey Fern Tay in Beijing
Gao Yu, one of China’s most prominent journalists, has been sentenced to seven years in prison (Reuters: Bobby Yip)
One of China’s most prominent journalists has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a Beijing court for leaking state secrets.
Gao Yu, 71, was sentenced as police stood guard outside the courthouse.
Her lawyer Mo Shaoping said Gao was convicted of leaking a document to an overseas media group. The confidential document is believed to be ‘Document Number 9′, which called for a curb on the spread of democracy, civil society and universal values.
He said the jail term was not unexpected, as individuals found guilty of such charges were usually jailed for five to 10 years, but said they would file an appeal.
Gao, who is known on the mainland for her political reporting, was arrested last April in the lead up to the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
China’s national broadcaster CCTV aired a confession made by Gao a month later, but her lawyers said it was done under duress as authorities had also detained her son.
China researcher William Nee described the verdict as “one of the worst crackdowns against rights activists in more than a decade”.
Gao has previously served time for her work, including six years in 1993 for leaking state secrets.
by denton.2 at osu.edu on April 17, 2015
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