The charge is frequently used by the government against dissidents.
BEIJING: A leading activist in China’s #MeToo movement went on trial for subversion on Friday, according to several diplomats and a spokesman for a campaign group calling for her release.
Diplomats from seven Western countries including the US, Britain, Germany, France and the Netherlands attempted to attend the trial as observers, but they were not allowed into the building, according to five Beijing-based diplomats.The charge “inciting subversion of state power” is frequently used by the Chinese government against dissidents and carries a maximum prison term of five years unless the suspect is considered a “ringleader” or to have committed “serious crimes”.
Calls to Huang’s lawyer and the Guangzhou court were not answered. Police in Guangzhou did not respond to a faxed request for comment. The British Foreign Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The campaign group spokesman said the charges of sedition against her and Wang were based on the gatherings the two activists often held for Chinese youth during which they discussed social issues.
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