On August 12, Cheng Hao, brother of Cheng Yuan, the detained Changsha legal advocate, posted a statement (see below) on Twitter about his interrogation by the police of Zhonghuamen police station in Nanjing on August 8, on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” (寻衅滋事).
Cheng Hao was questioned about the basis for, and the contents and authenticity of, the Twitter posts he previously sent out about his brother’s case, and why he did not file a complaint or lawsuit instead. Cheng Hao responded that since Cheng Yuan’s alleged offense was “subversion of state power” (颠覆国家政权), “state power,” as the alleged victim, in accordance with the law, has an interest in the case. And because the Hunan Provincial Department of State Security, which is currently handling Cheng Yuan’s case, is part of “state power,” he has to seek remedies through channels other than those in the state power system.
The police also asked him if he had thought about the risk of other people distorting or misusing his articles and the media interviews he had given. Cheng Hao said that he is willing to speak out as long as people are willing to listen, and that liability rests with the person who distorts his information. But just in case, he included a statement in this post to reserve his right to hold anyone who distorts information he provides responsible.
Cheng Yuan, a co-founder of an NGO, was seized and held in custody on July 22, 2019, by the Changsha Municipal Bureau of State Security for “subversion of state power.” Cheng Hao has been making efforts to appeal for his brother.
程渊哥哥的声明
大家好，我是程渊的哥哥，我叫程浩。
8月8号下午2点多钟，我家来了4个客人，两个穿着警服的人，自称是南京中华门派出所的警察，另外两个人穿便装的没说话。两位警察出示了传唤证，声称：由于我涉嫌寻衅滋事，依法对我进行传唤。
到了派出所，进了询问室。我就问办案的唐警官，我的什么行为侵害了谁权利？唐警官只是申明：由于你涉嫌寻衅滋事，根据法律相关规定，依法对你进行传唤，现在对你进行询问。
问来问去，总体来看，只是探究我在网上发帖的原因，内容以及真实性。在整个询问过程中，气氛融洽，沟通顺畅。只在一个地方有小小的分歧。
分歧出现在唐警官问：你为什么不通过投诉，诉讼等其他渠道表达诉求？我回答说：我认为我弟弟被指控的罪名是涉嫌颠覆国家政权，而目前办案的湖南省安全厅是本案被害人国家政权的组成部分。依据我国现行法律：国家政权作为本案被害人，与本案有利害关系。因此我只能寻求其它渠道。同时可以有更多的人看到有更多的解答机会。
唐警官的说法是：您接受这些媒体采访，发表的这些文章。有没有考虑过有可能被别有用心的人断章取义歪曲您的原意而引做它用？我回答：我认为只要有人愿意听，我就愿意说。我不管他出于什么目的。如果他对我的话断章取义，歪曲我的原意引做它用，侵害他人合法权益，那是他的责任，与我无关。
但是唐警官的话还是提醒了我，我认为我有义务做一次澄清。
以下是我的声明：
我只对在我朋友圈里的文章，以及媒体对我采访的原始录音负责。如果有不良用心的人或媒体对我的原话断章取义，前后剪辑，歪曲我的原意。对此行为我概不负责，同时此行为如果对他人造成伤害，我保留对其追诉的权利。
程浩
2019 8 12
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