Verdict in Cyberdissident Li Zhi Case Confirms Implication of Yahoo!

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Via Reporters sans Frontières.

[snip]

Reporters Without Borders said it had obtained a copy of the court verdict against Li Zhi, a former official jailed for 
eight years in December 2003, confirming that US firm Yahoo! collaborated with the prosecution, as did local 
competitor, Sina.

The verdict showed that Yahoo ! Hong Kong Ltd and Sina Beijing had supplied information confirming that Li Zhi had set 
up an email account using their services. It did not however say if the content of messages he sent or received had 
been handed over to the courts.

It also showed that a local telecommunications agency had helped the authorities find Li Zhi’s address and telephone 
number, based on the IP address used to access Yahoo ! and Sina email boxes.

Some of Li’s emails and transcripts of his discussions on forums on Sina.com formed part of the charges drawn up by the 
National Security Bureau. The verdict also quoted an article that was posted on his personal website, hosted by 
Muzi.com, headlined “Why is China lagging behind?”

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More here:
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=16579

- ferg


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