{"id":35993,"date":"2013-10-10T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=35993 "},"modified":"2013-10-10T15:12:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T15:12:00","slug":"35993-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=35993","title":{"rendered":"China journalist arrested after exposing corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"
10 October 2013 Last updated at 12:11 ET<\/div>
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Authorities in China have been launching a campaign to tackle what they call “rumour-mongering” on the internet<\/div>
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A Chinese journalist who posted alleged corruption details of some high-ranking officials on his microblog has been arrested, state-run media report.<\/div>
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Police took Liu Hu from his home in the city of Chongqing in August and he was formally arrested late last month.<\/div>
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He has been charged with defamation, according to his lawyer, Zhou Ze.<\/div>
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The prosecution of Mr Liu is regarded by analysts as part of a campaign by the Chinese authorities to tighten control over the internet.<\/div>
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‘Speech crime’<\/div>
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Mr Zhou called the charge a “speech crime” and said the government could be retaliating against Mr Liu because he had detailed specific allegations against many officials from different provinces, Reuters news agency reports.<\/div>
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Mr Liu works for the New Express, a newspaper based in Guangzhou in south China’s Guangdong province bordering Hong Kong.<\/div>
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In July and early August, he blogged details of alleged corruption involving high-ranking officials, including four at vice-ministerial level.<\/div>
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His blogs were deleted when he was detained by police.<\/div>
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The authorities in China have been targeting “rumour-mongering” on the internet.<\/div>
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But the campaign is widely seen as a tool to halt criticism of the ruling Communist Party.<\/div>
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Some high-profile bloggers in China have stopped commenting on sensitive issues online apparently for fear of retribution.<\/div>
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Reuters:China Arrests Journalist Amid Crackdown on Rumors<\/a><\/div>
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