Epoch Times
Mar 16, 2010
By Matthew Robertson

Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been sentenced to prison on charges of subversion, according to the Chinese foreign minister.

Yang Jiechi, the foreign minister, failed to elaborate on the details of the putative crimes Gao was charged with or the length of his sentence, according to AP. It was also unclear whether Yang referred to a suspended five year sentence Gao was given in 2006, or a new charge.

At a joint news conference with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Yang is reported by AP as saying: “Gao Zhisheng has been sentenced for committing the crime of subverting state power.”    more …