44. XU Guang
Pen name
Sex Male
Birth date 1968-09-11
Birth place Fuyang City, Zhejiang Province
Resident place Fuyang City, Zhejiang Province
Education B. Sc. in Biology at Hangzhou University (now Zhejiang University), 1990
Profession Scientist at Fuyang Environmental Protection Monitoring Center,
and editor of Opposition Party
Date of arrest 1999-06-23 (detained) / 1999-09-15 (arrested)
Organ of arrest Public Security Bureau of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Cause of arrest Founding the magazine of Opposition Party for Chinese Democratic Party,
distributing its articles on internet, and communicating with overseas
Charge Subversion of the state power
Date of sentence 1999-11-09, 1999-12-10 (appeal)
Organ of sentence Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court, Zhejiang High People’s Court (appeal)
Sentence 5 Years imprisonment and 2 Years deprivation of political rights
Defender Self
Place of jail Qiaosi Prison, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Situation in jail Unknown
Date of release 2004-09-14
Family contact HUANG Xiaohang (wife)
Donation to
Case adopted by ICPC
Current Status Released on expiry of the sentence on 2004-09-19
(Therefore the case closed) ICPC keeping contact
References http://www.democracy.org.hk/EN/nov1999/mainland_05.htm
http://www.alliance.org.hk/prison/?lang=c&viewid=2799 (Chinese)
http://asiademo.org/author/xuguang.htm (Chinese)