{"id":6206,"date":"2015-12-11T22:07:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T03:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/?p=6206"},"modified":"2015-12-21T03:19:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T08:19:08","slug":"pu-zhiqiangs-indictment-and-the-seven-incriminating-weibo-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/pu-zhiqiangs-indictment-and-the-seven-incriminating-weibo-posts","title":{"rendered":"Pu Zhiqiang\u2019s Indictment and the Seven Incriminating Weibo Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Number Two Branch of Beijing People\u2019s Procuratorate Bill of Indictment<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">BJ 2d Br Proc Crim Indict (2015) No. 48<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6207\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/Bill-of-Indictment-PZQ1.png\" alt=\"Bill of Indictment-PZQ1\" width=\"200\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/Bill-of-Indictment-PZQ1.png 555w, https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/Bill-of-Indictment-PZQ1-208x300.png 208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Defendant Pu Zhiqiang, male, born January 17, 1965, identification number [redacted], Han ethnicity, from Hebei Province, master\u2019s degree education, is a lawyer at the Beijing Huayi Law Firm and resides at [redacted] in Beijing. Placed under criminal detention by the Haidian Precinct of the Beijing Public Security Bureau on May 6, 2014, under suspicion of provoking a serious disturbance. With the approval of this procuratorate, arrested by the Beijing Public Security Bureau on June 13, 2014, under suspicion of illegally obtaining citizens\u2019 personal information and provoking a serious disturbance.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/Bill-of-Indictment-PZQ2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6208\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/Bill-of-Indictment-PZQ2.png\" alt=\"Bill of Indictment-PZQ2\" width=\"200\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/Bill-of-Indictment-PZQ2.png 621w, https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/Bill-of-Indictment-PZQ2-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>The Beijing Public Security Bureau has concluded its investigation of this case and, on November 13, 2014, referred the case to this procuratorate for prosecutorial review of defendant Pu Zhiqiang\u2019s culpability for the crimes of inciting separatism, inciting ethnic hatred, provoking a serious disturbance, and illegally obtaining personal citizen information. Upon receiving the case, this procuratorate notified the defendant of his right to retain defense counsel, questioned the defendant in accordance with the law, heard the defense lawyer\u2019s opinions, and reviewed the complete set of documents\u00a0in this case. Because of the complexity of the case, it was sent back to the investigating organ twice for additional investigation in accordance with the law and the deadline for prosecutorial review was extended twice in accordance with the law, each time by half a month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/Bill-of-Indictment-PZQ3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6209\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/Bill-of-Indictment-PZQ3.png\" alt=\"Bill of Indictment-PZQ3\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/Bill-of-Indictment-PZQ3.png 690w, https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/Bill-of-Indictment-PZQ3-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/Bill-of-Indictment-PZQ3-600x800.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Having reviewed the case in accordance with the law, we find:<\/p>\n<p>1. Inciting Ethnic Hatred<\/p>\n<p>Between January 2012 and May 2014 and in Beijing\u2019s Fengtai District and other locations, defendant Pu Zhiqiang used several Sina Weibo accounts including \u201cLittle Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang,\u201d \u201cSimpleton Lawyer for the<\/p>\n<p>Fake Tax Case,\u201d and \u201cSimpleton Lawyer for the Yongzhou <em>Shuanggui<\/em> Case (with a total of more than 130,000 combined followers) to publish eight Weibo posts in response to incidents such as the violent terrorist attacks in Kunming, Yunnan, thereby using information networks to provoke ethnic relations, attracting a large number of online users to view, repost, and comment on his posts, undermining ethnic unity.<\/p>\n<p>2. \u00a0Provoking Disturbances<\/p>\n<p>From 2011 onward and in Beijing\u2019s Xicheng District and other locations, defendant Pu Zhiqiang used several Sina Weibo accounts, including \u201cLittle Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang,\u201d \u201cHopeful Simpleton Pu Zhiqiang,\u201d and \u201cLawyer Pu Cuilan\u201d (with a total of more than 200,000 combined followers), to vent his emotions by publishing Weibo posts in response to controversial public incidents. In these posts, he used abusive language to brazenly insult numerous people involved [in these incidents], such as Tian XX and Shen XX, attracting a large number of online users to view, repost, and comment on his posts and creating an odious social impact.<\/p>\n<p>The evidence confirming the facts above includes: (1) documentary evidence, including an informational memorandum from the Beijing Network Industry Association; (2) testimony of witnesses, such as Tian XX and Shen XX; (3) search records from the Haidian Precinct of the Beijing PSB; (4) electronic data; (5) defendant Pu Zhiqiang\u2019s statement and defense.<\/p>\n<p>This procuratorate maintains that defendant Pu Zhiqiang used information networks to incite ethnic hatred with aggravated circumstances and brazenly insulted others with odious circumstances and damage to social order. His actions constitute a violation of Articles 249, 293(1)(2), and 69(1) of the Criminal Law of the PRC. The facts being clear and the evidence being reliable and sufficient, defendant Pu Zhiqiang should be held criminally responsible for the crimes of inciting ethnic hatred and provoking a serious disturbance. Therefore, in accordance with Article 172 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the PRC, this procuratorate hereby submits its indictment and requests that punishment be imposed in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To: Beijing Number Two Intermediate People\u2019s Court<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors: Jin Yi<\/p>\n<p>Du Miao<\/p>\n<p>Acting Prosecutor: Gao Peng<\/p>\n<p>[seal]<\/p>\n<p>May 15, 2015<\/p>\n<p>Notes and Attachments:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Defendant Pu Zhiqiang is currently detained in Beijing Number One Detention Center<\/li>\n<li>Case file (26 folders)<\/li>\n<li>Witness list<\/li>\n<li>List of seized items<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>[End of Indictment]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<h3>The Seven Weibo Posts Used to Prosecute Pu Zhiqiang (posted 12 times) with translator\u2019s notes<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/7-Posts-PZQ.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6210\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/7-Posts-PZQ-273x1024.png\" alt=\"7 Posts-PZQ\" width=\"250\" height=\"937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/7-Posts-PZQ-273x1024.png 273w, https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/7-Posts-PZQ-80x300.png 80w, https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/files\/2015\/12\/7-Posts-PZQ.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>(I) Three Posts Related to the Charge of \u201cProvoking a Disturbance\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>July 29, 2011 (12:55:56)<\/ol>\n<p>\u201cThat lady at the press conference was annoying, but the reporters are personally protected. She\u2019s also proven how exceptional a spokesman Wang Yongping is for the Ministry of Railways. \u2018In any case, that\u2019s what I believe.\u2019 [1] At least the Ministry of Railways lets you ask questions. Last July, CNPC made Dalian explode; [2] this year, they set another fire to mark the anniversary but wouldn\u2019t tell you about it. [3] At least she\u2019s just an old sow; if they sent one of those rabid-dog types, he\u2019d be asking you: \u2018What unit are you from? Your boss and I know each other! Can I play with your pen recorder for a bit?\u2019\u201d [4]<\/p>\n<p>Comments: 49 Reposts: 97<\/p>\n<p>[1] This references a Wang Yongping\u2019s famous response to a question about the Wenzhou high-speed rail crash, in which he said: \u201cWhether you believe it or not, in any case that\u2019s what I believe\u201d (\u81f3\u4e8e\u4f60\u4fe1\u4e0d\u4fe1\uff0c\u6211\u53cd\u6b63\u4fe1\u4e86).<\/p>\n<p>[2] Refers to an explosion at a China National Petroleum Corp. pipeline in Dalian in July 2010.<\/p>\n<p>[3] Refers to a PetroChina refinery fire in Dalian in July 2011.<\/p>\n<p>[4] Refers to a March 2010 incident involving then-Hunan governor Li Hongzhong and a reporter from the Beijing Times. (Good summary in English <a href=\"http:\/\/lawprofessors.typepad.com\/china_law_prof_blog\/2010\/03\/npc-delegates-say-the-darnedest-things.html\"><span style=\"color: #073b68;\">here<\/span><\/a>.)<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>January 31, 2013 (14:48:18) [Account #10]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u201cBesides luck and blood relations, Shen Jilan is an NPC delegate and Mao Xinyu is a CCPPC committee member by dint of pretending to be a fool and truly being a fool. This shows that it doesn\u2019t take much to be on either the NPC or the CCPPC\u2014if you want to fit in, you either have to play the fool or be a fool. There\u2019s no hope of Member Mao being smart, so I have to entreat old lady Shen: Life is as inconsequential as a goose feather, while death is as weighty as Mt. Tai\u2014how great it would be if you just ended your life right now! You\u2019re already 84, and you\u2019ve been a delegate for 60 years. You\u2019re finally reaching the end, so how about you take the opportunity to die on the battlefield and make the NPC confer on you the title of martyr?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Comments: 145 Reposts: 129 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Comments: 97 Reposts: 120<\/p>\n<p>3, 4. July 26, 2013 (23:29:23) [Accounts # 9 &amp; 8]<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Why Things Would Go Bad Without the Communist Party\u2019? [1] How do you fucking know things would go bad?! Besides lies, deceit, and waving the hammer and sickle, what\u2019s the fucking mystery that keeps this party in power? Listen, Xiang Ping: China will do just fine without anyone, so quit giving me directions. \u201cA Book Every Chinese Person Should Read\u201d? You\u2019re nothing but a disgrace for writing such a lousy book! If Wu Hongfei hadn\u2019t just gone to jail, [2] I\u2019d tell your ancestors to get fucked! It makes me sick to have to read this stuff! Uggh!\u201d (Note: There is suspicion that this was not written by Pu)<\/p>\n<p>Comments: 165\/192 Reposts: 251\/330 (posted twice)<\/p>\n<p>[1] Refers to <a href=\"http:\/\/history.people.com.cn\/n\/2012\/1017\/c205478-19295304.html\"><span style=\"color: #073b68;\">this book<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[2] Refers to detention of singer Wu Hongfei for making a fake bomb threat in July 2013.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>(II) Four Posts Related to the \u201cInciting Ethnic Hatred\u201d Charge<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>January 25, 2012 (23:58:01) [Account #3]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u201cIn the Tibetan Region [the government] is imposing the \u2018Nine Haves\u2019 [1] on temples and requiring them to hang portraits of Mao, Deng, Jiang and Hu. In Ghulja, they\u2019re banning beards and the wearing of veils. They take this series of actions and claim to be weakening religious consciousness. Are the Han people crazy in the head or are those who head the Han people crazy?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Comments: 22 Reposts: 2<\/p>\n<p>[1] Note: The \u201cNine Haves\u201d are: portraits of the four leaders, the national flag, roads, running water, radio and television, movies, libraries, and newspapers.<\/p>\n<p>2, 3. January 25, 2012 (23:43:40) [Account #3]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Ghulja, they\u2019ve completely banned Muslims from wearing veils, claiming that it\u2019s to weaken religious consciousness. Have the Han gone completely crazy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Comments: 38 Reposts: 0 (posted twice)<\/p>\n<p>4. March 2, 2014 (14:03:52) [Account #12]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kunming Incident is so bloody, and the perpetrators have committed grievous sins. They say that those who support independence for Xinjiang carried out the terror, and this time I believe it. But this is the result, not the cause. When you sum up such heavy casualties and unbearable consequences in a sentence by saying that those who promote Xinjiang independence are savages and you bear no responsibility, I can\u2019t agree. Day after day, you say that Party policies are good and that the Uyghur people favor the Party, so how can things get so bloody? Wang Lequan, president of the China Law Society, you pacified the western regions for more than a decade and know the area better than anyone. Tell me: Why? Who are they attacking?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Comments: 1071 Reposts: 1930<\/p>\n<p>5, 6, 7, 8. May 1, 2014 (13:36:02, 14:39:23) [Account #1] (14:33:21) [Account #4]<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Under the wide heaven, all is the king\u2019s land\/Within the seas, all are the king\u2019s servants.\u2019 If you say Xinjiang belongs to China, then don\u2019t treat it like a colony and don\u2019t act like conquerors and plunderers. Whether you \u2018take the initiative to subdue the enemy\u2019 or \u2018gain mastery through counterattack,\u2019 it\u2019s all about subduing those you treat as your enemy and makes for a ridiculous national policy. The troubles have been brewing for quite a while and old habits are hard to break, so conflict is unavoidable. If people don\u2019t fear death, then it\u2019s pointless to use death to try to scare them. The attackers long to become martyrs for Allah, so whether you take the initiative or wait to counterattack, who\u2019s going to be frightened? It\u2019s time to adjust the policy toward Xinjiang.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Comments: 23\/42 Reposts: 60\/81 (posted four times)<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/duyanpili\/status\/674130882400161793\"><span style=\"color: #073b68;\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/duyanpili\/status\/674130882400161793<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Number Two Branch of Beijing People\u2019s Pr &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/pu-zhiqiangs-indictment-and-the-seven-incriminating-weibo-posts\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,43],"tags":[570,625,114,138],"views":5377,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6206"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6206"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6227,"href":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6206\/revisions\/6227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}