- Lü Gengsong
Lü Gengsong (Chinese: 呂耿松) (born. about
1957 Taipeitimes.com. " [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2008/02/06/2003400442 Taipeitimes.com] ." "He is revealed to be approximately 51 years of age in 2008." Retrieved on2008-02-12 .] ) is a Chinesewriter and civil rights activist. He is mostly recognized as theauthor of the book "Corrupted Officials in China", which appeared inHong Kong in 2000. His work mostly reveals the corruptions of theCommunist Party of China and was imprisoned in 2008.Taipeitimes.com. " [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2008/02/06/2003400442 Taipeitimes.com] ." "Lu Gengsong sentenced to jail, Ching Cheong freed." Retrieved on2008-02-12 .]Arrest
Lü was reportedly taken into custody on August 24, 2007 on charges of "incitement to subvert state power" and "illegally possessing state secrets." In February 2008, the
Intermediate People's Court inHangzhou announced the verdict over Lu to four years in jail. The "inciting subversion of state power" is generally known to be a very vague charge frequently used to silence people who criticize the Communist party.CNN. " [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/china.detain.ap/index.html?eref=edition_asia Edition.cnn.com] ." "China frees reporter, jails activist." Retrieved on2008-02-12 .] Lu's wife, Wang Xue told AFP from her home inHangzhou that "The charges are groundless" and that the "Provincial and city governments just want to make him shut up".Committee100. " [http://www.committee100.org/Forum/files/NewsTrack/ChinaNewsBrief_10_01_07.pdf Committee100] ." "China arrests cyber-dissidents." Retrieved on2007-10-01 .]Book: "Corrupted officials of China"
* The book disclosed illegal eviction cases where provinces and city officials plotted schemes with real estate developers.
* Grafting - corruptions where the politicians make a profit off the public's money.References
External links
* [http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5fid=44711&item%5fid=44709 "HRIC Protests Detention of Writer Lü Gengsong"] (August 27, 2007)
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