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Convicted of Incitement to Subversion, China Chongqing Private Entrepreneur Li Huai-qing was Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison with All His Assets Frozen
(20 Nov) China Chongqing Private Entrepreneur Li Huai-qing was accused of Inciting Subversion of State Power, fraud, extortion and illegal detention. Nearly half a year after the trial, the verdict was given today (Nov 20). Chongqing No.1 Intermediate People's Court found him guilty on all charges and sentenced him to 20 years in prison, 3 years of deprivation of political rights, and the freezing of all of his assets. Eight of Li's employees were also sentenced to prison terms, ranging from 4 to 16 years.
Li Huaiqing, 54, is a native of Chongqing and was the owner of Chongqing Fuhua Pawnshop prior to his arrest. He has a long history of caring and supporting the underprivileged and helping pneumoconiotics. In early 2018, he, his wife, children, and a group of company employees were arrested by Chongqing police and accused of joining a WeChat group called Global Reality, spreading rumors, reprinting articles critical of the Chinese regime, and retransmitting recordings that referred to a "violent revolution".
After the verdict today, Li's wife, Bao Yan, was scheduled to meet with her husband. She said that her husband requested the meeting, which took place in the basement of the courthouse, where lawyers meet their clients. "We just had a little chat. My husband was very peaceful. He said it was his honor to be accused of these charges, especially incitement of subversion." Bao Yan also said that the so-called crime of incitement to subversion referred to the private messages forwarded to her son through WeChat app, as well as some chats with friends. "Even private conversations are allowed to be used as evidence to accuse him of inciting subversion of state power, don't you think it's absurd? We will definitely appeal."
Source: MingPao News
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
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Convicted of Incitement to Subversion, China Chongqing Private Entrepreneur Li Huai-qing was Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison with All His Assets Frozen
(20 Nov) China Chongqing Private Entrepreneur Li Huai-qing was accused of Inciting Subversion of State Power, fraud, extortion and illegal detention. Nearly half a year after the trial, the verdict was given today (Nov 20). Chongqing No.1 Intermediate People's Court found him guilty on all charges and sentenced him to 20 years in prison, 3 years of deprivation of political rights, and the freezing of all of his assets. Eight of Li's employees were also sentenced to prison terms, ranging from 4 to 16 years.
Li Huaiqing, 54, is a native of Chongqing and was the owner of Chongqing Fuhua Pawnshop prior to his arrest. He has a long history of caring and supporting the underprivileged and helping pneumoconiotics. In early 2018, he, his wife, children, and a group of company employees were arrested by Chongqing police and accused of joining a WeChat group called Global Reality, spreading rumors, reprinting articles critical of the Chinese regime, and retransmitting recordings that referred to a "violent revolution".
After the verdict today, Li's wife, Bao Yan, was scheduled to meet with her husband. She said that her husband requested the meeting, which took place in the basement of the courthouse, where lawyers meet their clients. "We just had a little chat. My husband was very peaceful. He said it was his honor to be accused of these charges, especially incitement of subversion." Bao Yan also said that the so-called crime of incitement to subversion referred to the private messages forwarded to her son through WeChat app, as well as some chats with friends. "Even private conversations are allowed to be used as evidence to accuse him of inciting subversion of state power, don't you think it's absurd? We will definitely appeal."
Source: MingPao News
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#China #Entrepreneur #Arrested #AssetsFrozen
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