Feng Bingxian

Feng Bingxian (born 1945) is a Chinese private property rights advocate. Feng sued the government of Shaanxi province, alleging the illegal seizure of oil wells worth over $850 million. Feng and his lawyer Zhu Jiuhu, along with 13 of the 15 plaintiffs, were arrested on July 26 for disturbing the peace, a significant setback for the rule of law and private property in China.

External links

* http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/18/AR2005081801688.html