Excerpted from Journal Chretien:
Advocacy group Human Rights in China and sources cited by Asia News questioned the sincerity of the guilty plea, as Gao's family and attorney were not informed that he had been put on trial until the proceedings were over. The trial at Beijing’s No. 1 People’s Intermediate Court lasted less than a day.
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For more information on this issue:
- Press Release:
HRIC Concerned Over Gao Zhisheng's Guilty Plea - Press Statement:
HRIC Statement on Gao Zhisheng's Sentence - China Rights Forum, No.3, 2006:
"Choosing Our Battles" - Lawyer Gao Zhisheng, in the midst of a hunger strike, calls for a realistic and courageous response to the no-holds-barred official suppression of the rights defense movement. - HRIC Trends Bulletin:
Setback for the rule of law - Lawyers under attack in China
