At Least 10 People Convicted in China in 2019 for Twitter Posts that "Disturbed the Peace"
Following up on last week's post " Court Jails Man for 8 Months for Tweets That Harmed China's Image ," below is a list of 9 other similar judgments. Chen Guoji Criminal Judgment (陈国吉寻衅滋事一审刑事判决书) , (2018) Ning 1321 Criminal First Instance No. 164, wherein the court found "Defendant Chen Guoji 'liked' and reposted false information and confusing videos that implicated the image of the State and insulted and defamed State leaders, and his actions are sufficient to cause severe chaos in public order, and constitute the crime of disturbing the peace, and should be punished." Sentence: 2 year suspended sentence. Source: https://wenshu.court.gov.cn/website/wenshu/181107ANFZ0BXSK4/index.html?docId=61aa44e0314a4bfba324aa3b00a6ae78 Wei Qi Criminal Judgment (魏琪寻衅滋事一审刑事判决书) , (2019) Ning 0291 Criminal First Instance No. 146, wherein the court found "Defendant Wei Qi used information networks to insult others and spread false information on informa