41. LI Zhi
Pen name Famous Servant, Big Broom
Sex Male
Birth date 1970-11-14
Birth place Bazhong City, Sichuan Province
Resident place Dazhou City, Sichuan Province
Education Graduate from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Profession Internet writer and financial official in the Dazhou City government,
Sichuan Province (Honorary member of PEN Canada and ICPC)
Date of arrest 2003-08-11 (detained)/ 2003-09-03 (arrested)
Organ of arrest National Security Bureau of Sichuan Province
Cause of arrest Internet chatting on and posting articles on overseas websites accusing Sichuan
officials of corruption, joining the Chinese Democracy Party through the Internet
Charge Subversion of the state power
Date of sentence 2003-12-10/2004-02-26(appeal)
Organ of sentence Dazhou Intermediate People’s Court, Sichuan High People’s Court, Sichuan Province
Sentence 8 years imprisonment and 4 years deprivation of political rights
Defender Lawyers ZHANG Shizhi and YAN Ruyu (appeal)
Place of jail Sichuan 3rd Prison, Postbox 101, Dazhu County, Sichuan Province
Situation in jail Hepatitis B worsening
Date of release 2009-11-10
Family contact TIAN Shiyu (wife), Tel: 0086-818-2671813
Donation to
Case adopted by PEN Canada, ICPC
Current Status Released on 2009-11-10 due to year and 9 months reduction of sentence
(The case is therefore closed)
References http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=16579
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3134306.stm
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/3/9/26/n382838.htm (Chinese)
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2004/04/200404010817.shtml (Chinese)
http://www.southlawyer.net/homepage/14/2005510153525751430.html