Liu Xiaobo and Charter 08

Freedom of Expression Liu Xiaobo’s Case Transferred to Procuratorate after One Year in Detention
At 2:30 pm on December 8, Shang Baojun (尚宝军), lawyer for detained activist and intellectual Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波), received a notice from authorities that his client's case had been transferred to the Beijing Municipal Procuratorate. This marks the end of the “investigation period,” which began with Liu’s formal arrest on June 23, 2009. Shang plans to meet with the prosecutor tomorrow, and hopes to be able to obtain a copy of the indictment for review. According to Article 138 of the Criminal Procedural Law, "A People's Procuratorate shall make a decision [whether to initiate prosecution] within one month on a case that a public security organ has transferred to it with a recommendation to initiate a prosecution; an extension of a half month may be allowed for major or complex cases." Today is the one-year anniversary of the beginning of Liu's detention for leading the signature drive for Charter 08. (CHRD)[i]
Guangdong Professor Loses Job Because of Political Expression CHRD learned today that Wang Qingying (王清营), a professor of economics at Guangdong University of Technology’s Huali College, has been forced to resign from his teaching post under pressure from school authorities. Wang, a Charter 08 signatory, recently joined fellow dissidents in an outing to Guangzhou's Baiyun Mountain during which they wore t-shirts bearing the slogan "One Party Dictatorship is a Disaster." (CHRD)[ii]
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