They were arrested in 2021 but were only brought to trial yesterday.
BEIJING: China has formally indicted two activists for “inciting subversion of state power”, a group of supporters said today, as the pair face trial after two years in detention.
They also stand accused of “arranging regular meetings in Guangzhou” with the same purpose, the group wrote on X, formerly Twitter, alongside screenshots of the purported indictment. The pair were also accused of organising meetings from November 2020 at an address in Guangzhou where they “incited participants’ dissatisfaction with Chinese state power under the pretext of discussing social issues”.
The two were involved in running a weekly gathering in Guangzhou, a member of the supporters’ group told AFP this week.