{"id":8658,"date":"2020-05-12T11:03:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T15:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/?p=8658"},"modified":"2020-05-14T11:10:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T15:10:56","slug":"255-chen-jieren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinesepen.org\/english\/255-chen-jieren","title":{"rendered":"255. Chen Jieren"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Name\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 Chen Jieren<\/strong><\/p>\n

Penname\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Xiao Shan<\/p>\n

Sex<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Male<\/p>\n

Birth date<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01970-04-12<\/p>\n

Birth place<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Shuangfeng County, Hunan Province<\/span><\/p>\n

Resident place<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Chenzhou City, Hunan Province<\/p>\n

Education<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bachelor of Laws, Tsinghua University (2001)<\/p>\n

Profession<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0President of Hualin Management Consulting Co., Ltd., Beijing City, freelance writer and journalist, former civil servant and reporter<\/p>\n

Date of arrest<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2018-07-07 (surveillance residence), 2018-11-20 (arrest)<\/p>\n

Organ of arrest<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Public Security Bureau of Chenzhou City (surveillance residence), Public Security Bureau of Guiyang County (arrest), Hunan Province<\/p>\n

Cause of arrest<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 On June 25, 2018, Chen Jieren reported online about Deng Guangyan, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, for his seriously negligent and dereliction of duty. Few days later, Chen disappeared and lost contact with the outside world. The court verdict judged him of”using the information network to publish false or negative information for a charge of fee, maliciously speculating on the relevant incidents, attacking and defaming the Party, government and judicial organs and their staff, stirring up troubles, and extorting public and private properties….”<\/p>\n

Charge<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Picking quarrels and provoking trouble, extortion, illegal business and bribery<\/p>\n

Date of sentence<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02019-11-26 (hearing), 2020-04-30 (verdict)<\/p>\n

Organ of sentence\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>People’s Court of\u00a0Guiyang County, Hunan Province
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Sentence\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a015 years imprisonment, and fine of\u00a0 7,010,000 CNY<\/p>\n

Defender\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>lawyer TONG Zongjin<\/p>\n

Place of jail<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Detention Center of Guiyang County, Hunan Province<\/p>\n

Situation in jail<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Unknown<\/p>\n

Date of release\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong>2033-09-11 (?)<\/p>\n

Family contact\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Donation to<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Case adopted by<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ICPC<\/p>\n

Current Status<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Main case<\/p>\n

References<\/em><\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2020\/05\/01\/asia\/china-censorship-chen-jieren-intl-hnk\/index.html
\n<\/a>https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8277195\/Chinese-journalist-jailed-15-years-posting-negative-reports-Communist-Party.html
\n<\/a>https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/chinese-journalist-sentenced-15-years-prison-publishing-negative-information-about-communist-1501485
\n<\/a>https:\/\/hongkongfp.com\/2020\/05\/03\/china-journalist-chen-jieren-jailed-as-free-speech-clampdown-intensifies\/
\n<\/a>https:\/\/www.rfa.org\/english\/news\/china\/journalist-detention-12052018143710.html
\n<\/a>https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/news\/chinas-anti-corruption-agency-urged-free-newly-detained-journalist
\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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