China: Activist detained on subversion charge
Event- Country
- China
- Initial Date
- Apr 21, 2013
- Event Description
On 27 April, activist Liu Ping and a number of other New Citizens' Movement activists were detained by police and charged with subversion after her campaign to have leaders disclose their financial assets. One of Ms Liu's lawyers went to Xinyu City in China's south-eastern Jiangxi province to see her, but police denied the request, citing national security reasons. Also detained were Liu Xizhen (???), Huang Huimin (???), Lei Wensheng (???), Ying Ligang (???), Li Xuemei (???), Wei Zhongping (???), Zou Guiqin (???), Su Meisheng (???), and Li Sihua (???). UPDATE 28/04/2013: Liu Xizhen (???), Huang Huimin (???), Lei Wensheng (???), Ying Ligang (???), and Li Xuemei (???) were released. UPDATE 04/06/2013: Liu Ping, Wei Zhongping and Li Sihua were formally arrested on charges of illegal assembly. UPDATE 19/06/2014: Liu Ping and Wei Zhongping are handed down sentences of six and a half years by a court in Xinyu, Jiangxi, for "picking quarrels and provoking troubles," "gathering a crowd to disrupt public order," and "using an evil cult to undermine law enforcement." Li Sihua was sentenced to three years for "gathering a crowd to disrupt public order." UPDATE 11/07/2014: A Jiangxi appeals court upheld the sentences for all three activists. Their families consider an appeal unlikely because they believe the outcome to be political and predetermined.
- Impact of Event
- 10
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Intimidation and Threats
- Rights Concerned
- Women's rights
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 27.81782
Longitude: 114.91741
- Event Location