136. GAO CHUNLIAN (released)

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Pen name                 Lianzi2

Sex                               Male

Birth date                1953-10-03

Birth place              Xianning City, Hubei Province

Resident place         Xianning City, Hubei Province

Education               Graduated at Yangxin Normal School, Xianning City, Hubei Province

Profession              Blogger, teacher at Shiyan Elementary School, Xianning City, Hubei Province (ICPC honorary member)

Date of arrest          2011-02-28 (detained), 2011-04-02 (arrested)

Organ of arrest       Public Security Bureau of Xianning City, Hubei Province

Cause of arrest       online writings on his own blog (http://gaochunlian2.blog.sohu.com/) and attending the assumed  “Jasmine Revolution” protest in Wuhan City on Feb. 27, 2011

Charge                       Suspicion of inciting subversion of the state power

Date of sentence     2011-10-19 (hearing)

Organ of sentence   Intermediate People’s Court of Xianning City, Hubei Province

Sentence                       no verdict

Defender                     Lawyers ZHANG Chao and LIU Xiaoyuan

Place of jail                Detention Center of Xian-an District, Xianning City, Hubei Province

Situation in jail        tortured, worsening stomachache and cervical pain

Date of release          2012-02-15(on bail)

Family contact        TIAN Shihua(wife), Tel: +86-13971406597

Donation to              

Case adopted by       ICPC

Current Status         Released on bail since 2012-02-15 pending trial for 1 year

(Therefore the case closed)

References
http://blogs.amnesty.org.uk/blogs_entry.asp?eid=7889
http://boxun.com/news/gb/china/2011/12/201112291107.shtml (Chinese
http://gaochunlian2.blog.sohu.com/ (Chinese)
http://blogs.amnesty.org.uk/blogs_entry.asp?eid=7889 (Chinese)