Mo Shaoping
Mo Shaoping
Mo Shaoping, is a Chinese lawyer who represented the imprisoned journalist Shi Tao, after the lawyer Guo Guoting. He also defended on the case of Liu Xiaobo...
beijing case court decided drop prosecutor
The prosecutor decided to drop the case and the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate Court agreed.
expect followed procedures released within
There are still some procedures that have to be followed but I expect he will be released within a day or two.
approved court declaring indictment released tantamount
When prosecutors withdrew their indictment and the court approved it, Zhao Yan should have been released immediately as it was tantamount to declaring him innocent.
case equivalent verdict withdraw
To withdraw the case is the equivalent of a verdict of innocence.
appear applied beijing case court decided evaluation postponed review summon witnesses
We applied to summon more witnesses to appear in court and review the evaluation conclusions. So the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court has decided this case is postponed for one month.
absence against held indictment
He is being illegally held in the absence of charges. The whole of the indictment against him has been withdrawn.
calm court defend himself
He was calm and able to defend himself in court without being interrupted by the judge.
according allow chinese criminal illegal law process
This whole process is illegal and ridiculous. According to Chinese law, there are no regulations that allow resuming an investigation after a criminal ruling.
article attention government local pay urged
On the contrary, it was just this article that urged the local government to pay more attention to the situation. Li actually contributed to society.
cases criminal ended handled lawyers
Many lawyers who handled criminal cases have ended up in prison.
clearly looking reason
They are clearly looking for a reason to end the case.
charge shows
The way they have done this shows they know how controversial the charge is.
according case decided issue law outside
This case was decided according to some issue outside the law.
confidence full question whether
There is a question as to whether they have full confidence in their own evidence.