Verdict in the Case of Three Asset Transparency Advocates
Yushui District People’s Court, Xinyu, Jiangxi Province
The Yushui District People’s Court in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province convicted three asset transparency advocates and New Citizens Movement participants on June 19, 2014. Liu Ping (刘萍) and Wei Zhongping (魏忠平) were sentenced to six and a half years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” (寻衅滋事), “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place” (聚众扰乱公共场所秩序), and “using an evil cult to undermine law enforcement” (利用邪教组织破坏法律实施). Li Sihua (李思华) was sentenced to three years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” (寻衅滋事).












- Statement by Liu Ping’s Family, June 19, 2014
- Lawyers, Relatives Assaulted on Day Two of Resumed Trial of Asset Transparency Advocates, December 4, 2013
- Netizen Info on Resumed Trial of Three Asset Transparency Advocates, December 4, 2013
- Trial Adjourns for Asset Transparency Advocates over Right to Proper Defense, October 28, 2013
- Lawyers Call for Release of Three Asset Transparency Advocates, Challenge Legality of Trial Delay, October 15, 2013
- Two New Charges for Asset Transparency Advocate Liu Ping, August 29, 2013
- Activist Detained on Suspicion of “Inciting Subversion of State Power” after Calling for Disclosure of Officials’ Assets, May 9, 2013
- Guo Feixiong: Open letter protests police brutality against two independent candidates in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province; account of incident, September 22, 2012
- Activist Accused of Inciting Subversion of State Power for Distributing Leaflets, May 9, 2012