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A Prison Term for One Innuendo?
Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com Chongqing resident, Fang Hong, was sentenced to one year in a labor camp for his innuendo of Bo Xilai Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Secretary of Chongqing. They said Fang damaged the legal system. On April 21, Fang micro-blogged an article on the Tencent Weibo website to mock Bo Xilai. Fang referred to Bo as the "King of Chongqing." Because of his satirical blog, Fang got into trouble. The following day, an Internet monitoring bureau told Fang to delete every article on his blog, which he did. Then the Chongyi police started to monitor him, 24/7 and cut off his electricity and gas. They also took away his computer, without a search warrant. Xinjiang-based human rights activist: "Bo always claims his approach won the hearts of the people. So today, the people blogged their true feelings. I hope he can take all the dirt." On June 5, Fang Di, Fang Hong’s son, said that on April 24, Fuling District police, in Chongqing held a meeting and decided that Fang should be re-educated through labor for a year, Voice of America reported. On May 24, at midnight, Fang Di was summoned to the local police station where he received a "hearing notice." Fang Hong was required to submit a hearing application to the Chongqing Labor Reeducation Administration Committee within two days. Otherwise, his rights would be forfeited. As it turned out, Fang Di was not able to arrange for legal aid in time to submit his hearing <b>...</b>
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Date Found: June 07, 2011
Date Produced: June 07, 2011
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