A Chinese blogger Qin Zhihui, 30,who was accused of
spreading rumours about the governmentand celebrities has become the first
blogger to be jailed since the government decided to crackdown on online
bloggers .He was slammed with a 3 year jail sentence for 'rumour mongering'.
According to China Post,they claim Qin & his 3 colleagues spread false
reports that a foreign victim of the 2011 train crash received a £24million in
compensation while denying equal payment to Chinese families.The post was reposted more than 11,000 times with over 3,000 comments all lashing out at the government.
They also claim he sensationalized his headlines to drive
traffic to websites,targeting public figures, such as retired major general Luo
Yan, television personality Yang Lan , and Zhang Haidi, an advocate for the
disabled.During his final judgement, he said "I don't want to defend
myself .I just want to say that I hope my experience is a lesson to other
micro-bloggers."
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