Xu Zhiyong has been put on trial behind closed doors on charges of subverting state power. 9News
to resign because he is "just not smart enough" has been put on trial behind closed doors on charges of subverting state power.
A person with direct knowledge of the case said the court said at the end of the trial that sentencing would be announced "at a later date"."Such a political case has nothing to do with the law or evidence. The whole trial process is dominated by political forces behind the court," said Teng Biao, a prominent Chinese human rights lawyer now based in the United States.
In his letter, Xu launched a blistering attack on Xi's policies, from the tightening of the Communist Party's controls on the economy to its suppression of freedoms in Hong Kong and its handling of the initial Covid outbreak in Wuhan."I don't think you're an evil person. You're just not smart enough," he wrote. "Therefore, I urge you again -- which I believe is also a widely held sentiment: Mr. Xi Jinping, please step down.
In 2010, he co-founded the New Citizens Movement with like-minded activists, including Teng, to advocate for civil rights and political reforms.Since his release from prison in 2017, Xu has continued to speak up on political and social matters, publishing pointed essays on his personal blog, even as a growing list of his fellow activists, legal scholars, human rights lawyers and journalists have been ensnared by Xi's clampdown on dissent.
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