[Baihutou Village Case] On April 29, 2011, Xu Kun, the democratically elected chief of Baihutou Village in Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was sentenced to four years in prison by the Yinhai District People’s Court, Beihai, for “illegal business activities,” and fined 200,000 yuan. Xu Kun appealed the decision, and requested that he be declared not guilty. On August 3, the Beihai Municipal Intermediate People’s Court announced its ruling, rejecting the appeal, and affirming the original sentence.
