Chinese journalist jailed for attacking Communist Party
People wearing face masks walk in a park in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. While restrictions are easing in China, a journalist has been jailed for 15 years for criticising the government’s handling of the outbreak. – EPA pic, May 1, 2020.
A JOURNALIST who had worked for some of China’s most powerful propaganda outlets has been jailed for 15 years after being accused of attacking the ruling Communist Party, court documents showed. Chen Jieren was convicted on Thursday of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble, extortion, illegal business operations and bribery,” a court in central Hunan province said in a statement posted online.
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