Thursday, July 31, 2008

Chinese man held over earthquake photos

Chinese man held over earthquake photos

A teacher in China has been detained for posting images on the internet of schools that collapsed in the devastating Sichuan earthquake, a rights group said yesterday.

"The "re-education through labour" system allows police to incarcerate a crime suspect for up to four years without the need for a criminal trial or a formal charge".

1 comment:

  1. It's only a matter of time before we have something similar here.

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