39. LI Minying
Pen name
Sex Male
Birth date 1946
Birth place
Resident place Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province
Education University graduate
Profession Former Editor-in-Chief and General Manager of Nanfang Dushi Bao (Southern
Metropolis News), (Honorary member of ICPC)
Date of arrest 2004-01-15 (arrested)
Organ of arrest Public Security Bureau of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province
Cause of arrest Publishing on Southern Metropolis News a number of publishing stories that
embarrass local authorities, especially the reports on SARS cases and the case of
Charge Accepting bribes
Date of sentence 2004-03-19, 2004-06-15 (appeal)
Organ of sentence Dongshan People’s Court, Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court (appeal)
Sentence 6 Years imprisonment and confiscating the property of RMB 100000 (after appeal)
Defender unknown
Place of jail Guangdong Province
Situation in jail unknown
Date of release 2007-02-14 (reduced)
Family contact unknown
Donation to
Case adopted by ICPC, Ghanaian PEN
Current Status released on 2007-02-14 due to 2 Years and 11 months reduction of the sentence
(Therefore the case closed)
References http://www.cpj.org/protests/04ltrs/China09apr04pl.html
http://radiofreechina.wordpress.com/2007/02/14/reporters-without-borders-hails-
release-of-li-minying/
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/4/3/24/n491449.htm(Chinese)