Citizen reporter arrested after reporting on Wuhan events … China sentenced to four years in prison

A citizen reporter who was detained by the authorities was sentenced to four years in prison for reporting on the situation in Wuhan, China, where the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) first spread.

According to the Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP) on the 28th, the Shanghai People’s Court convicted Jang Jang, 37, a former lawyer and citizen reporter on charges of disturbing public order. Jang’s lawyer said that day, “Jang Jan’s health is not good” and “I did not immediately reveal whether he would appeal or not.”

On the 28th, Jang Jang, a Chinese citizen reporter, was sentenced to four years in prison on the 28th. [트위터]

Jang, who visited Wuhan in early February this year, informed the outside world of the severity of the Corona 19 incident through social media such as YouTube. In the process, video clips from the Wuhan Virus Research Institute, hospitals and cosmetic sites, which are heavily protected, were uploaded. At the same time, he revealed that the Chinese authorities are not informing residents of the severity of Corona 19 and are censoring the media.

Subsequently, the Chinese Communist Party arrested the chief on charges of “promoting conflict and unrest”. He was charged with “ spreading false information through internet media such as WeChat and YouTube, maliciously analyzing the Corona 19 situation in Wuhan, and interviewing foreign media. ”

Zhang Zan, who was incarcerated in a detention center in Shanghai’s Pudong District, denied the charges during a hunger strike. The controversy also arose when there were reports that the authorities forced them to feed them.

Zhang Zan, a Chinese citizen reporter who was arrested earlier this year in Wuhan, China, was sentenced to four years in prison in a Shanghai court on the 28th. Reporters trying to report in front of the Shanghai Court and being held by authorities . [트위터]

Jang Jang, who met with a lawyer earlier this month, said his mouth and throat were severely swollen. When he struggled to fast, correctional authorities forcibly injected him with liquid food by inserting a tube into the neck of his intestine. Additionally, at the time of the visit, both hands were attached to the front and back of the body, which was said to prevent the tube from being removed.

Other citizen reporters who shared the situation in Wuhan also suffered. SCMP said: “Jang Jan is one of the few citizen journalists who reported on the early experiences of the Wuhan people during the Wuhan lockdown during the first coronavirus outbreak. All of these citizen journalists were detained or ordered to stop publishing. articles”. Reported.

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