Four years in prison: Beijing sentences journalist for critical report on crown – News

• A Chinese journalist has been sentenced to four years in prison.
• Reported on the spread of the corona virus in the metropolis of Wuhan
• The responsible court handed down the verdict against Zhang Zhan, 37, in a brief trial Monday in Shanghai, one of his lawyers said.

The woman is accused of “stirring up disputes and causing discomfort” with her reports. This is recorded in court documents that the AFP news agency was able to see.

The journalist had reported that he was critical of the authorities’ reaction to the new virus. She was arrested in May, went on a hunger strike, and was force-fed in June. According to his lawyers, his health is “extremely bad”.

Beijing boasts of itself in the fight against Corona

In Wuhan, the corona virus was first detected in humans late last year. Within a few weeks it spread rapidly through the metropolis. On January 23, authorities sealed Wuhan. In the following days, the measure was extended to the entire Hubei province, in which Wuhan is located. From China, the virus spread around the world.

In China itself, however, the virus was largely repulsed by rigorous isolationist and quarantine measures. The country’s leadership has been hailing its fight against the virus as a great success story for months.