Jia Jia (dissident)
Jia Jia (simplified Chinese: 贾甲; traditional Chinese: 賈甲; pinyin: Jiǎ Jiǎ), born in 1951, Tianjin, a former General Secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Association of Scientists and Technology Experts (Chinese: 中国山西省科技专家协会) before he left China in 2006 and was granted political refugee status by UN refugee commission, and accepted by New Zealand as a permanent resident.
Arrested by Chinese government
[edit]On 22 October 2009, Jia Jia returned to China arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport from New Zealand, on a mission to bring democracy to the Chinese people. He was arrested at the airport.[1]
Sentenced to jail for 8 years
[edit]On 13 May 2011, Jia Jia has been sentenced to jail for 8 years and deprived of political rights for 2 years under the name of ‘subversion of state power’.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "NZ Permanent Resident "Illegally Arrested"". scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- ^ Parker, Dan (19 May 2011). "Political refugee imprisoned in China". 3 News. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
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