Mo Shaoping, is a Chinese lawyer who represented the imprisoned journalist Shi Tao, after the lawyer Guo Guoting. He also defended on the case of Liu Xiaobo... (wikipedia)
On the contrary, it was just this article that urged the local government to pay more attention to the situation. Li actually contributed to society.
Many lawyers who handled criminal cases have ended up in prison.
I have names, but I cannot reveal them yet. Yahoo! could refuse to collaborate if it recognizes that there is a contradiction between Chinese law and international human rights standards.
There are still some procedures that have to be followed but I expect he will be released within a day or two.
He was calm and able to defend himself in court without being interrupted by the judge.
He is being illegally held in the absence of charges. The whole of the indictment against him has been withdrawn.
Under Chinese law and regulations, Li is absolutely innocent.
On the surface, there is no relationship between these two different cases. But it is really hard to say.
There is a question as to whether they have full confidence in their own evidence.
We've submitted that citizens have the fundamental right to know about changes in state personnel.
To withdraw the case is the equivalent of a verdict of innocence.
The prosecutor decided to drop the case and the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court agreed.
When prosecutors withdrew their indictment and the court approved it, Zhao Yan should have been released immediately as it was tantamount to declaring him innocent.
This whole process is illegal and ridiculous. According to Chinese law, there are no regulations that allow resuming an investigation after a criminal ruling.
We applied to summon more witnesses to appear in court and review the evaluation conclusions. So the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court has decided this case is postponed for one month.
The way they have done this shows they know how controversial the charge is.
This case was decided according to some issue outside the law.
In effect, this means that only if new evidence or facts come up, can prosecutors revive these charges and I'm confident that's not going to happen.
I just can't say whether it's the same crimes, or just one. It's all unclear.
It's illegal not to release him. It's wrong.
The verdict evaded key facts and was greatly influenced by factors outside the law.
It has done the same to many others. I have several names but I can't reveal them because these cases have not yet been brought to trial.
He's very emotional about these charges, ... He thinks they are absurd.
They are clearly looking for a reason to end the case.