2017年11月28日，#李明哲 被判處有期徒刑5年，褫奪政治權利2年。成為首名以「顛覆國家政權罪」入獄的台灣人。李明哲長期關注中國的人權和民主運動，與中國公民社會組織者在網上時有交流，被拘捕前擔任台北巿文山社區大學課程經理，也是多個人權團體義工。
On 28 November 2017, #LiMingche was sentenced to five years in prison and two years of deprivation of political rights. He became the first Taiwanese to be sentenced for subverting state power in Mainland China. Over the years, Li Ming-che has been interested in the human rights and democratic movements in Mainland China and exchanged with Chinese civil society activists on the Internet. Before his detention, he served as the programme manager of Wenshan Community College in Taipei City and a volunteer for various human rights groups.
姓名：李明哲 （Li Ming-che）
出生日期：1975年2月25日
職業：台北巿文山社區大學課程經理，多個人權團體義工
被拘捕日期：2017年3月19日
被拘捕地點：由台北飛抵澳門，從珠海拱北關口進入中國時被捕
被拘捕罪名：「顛覆國家政權罪」
正式被捕日期：2017年5月12日
被起訴日期：2017年7月2日
法律代表：李明哲太太李淨瑜拒絕為他聘請律師，當局安排官派律師張國輝、張忠偉擔任李明哲辯護人
審訊日期：2017年9月11日
審判日期：2017年11月28日
判決結果：罪名成立
刑期：有期徒刑5年，褫奪政治權利2年。關押地點：湖南赤山監獄
案件簡介：
李明哲長期關注中國的人權和民主運動，與中國公民社會組織者在網上時有交流，得知中國的朋友有閱讀人權、近代史書籍的需求，曾自費寄贈文學與社會科學類書籍到中國， 2016年8月寄書遭中國政府查扣沒收。被拘捕前擔任台北巿文山社區大學課程經理，也是多個人權團體義工。
2017年3月19日，李明哲由台灣飛抵澳門後從拱北口岸進入中國，擬再赴廣州訪友，但友人在關口外並未相遇，李明哲亦沒去原擬入住的地方。 3月24日，文山社區大學及家屬等召開記者會，要求中國海關公開錄影以展示李的行踨。 3月29日，中國國務院台灣事務辦公室（下稱國台辦）證實，李明哲因涉嫌從事危害國家安全活動被有關部門扣留調查，因涉嫌危害國家安全且還在偵查階段，未透露具體細節。事後起訴書則指他當時被廣州市國家安全機關監視居住。經湖南省長沙市人民檢察院批准後，2017年5月12日由湖南省長沙市國家安全局正式逮捕，7月2日與另一被告彭宇華被以「顛覆國家政權罪」起訴。
2017年9月11日，李明哲於湖南省岳陽市中級人民法院與另一被告彭宇華同庭受審。官方安排的湖南嶽州律師事務所張國輝、張忠偉律師擔任李明哲辯護人。李明哲遭秘密拘押近半年後首次露面，當庭承認「散佈惡意攻擊中國大陸現行制度、中國大陸當局的文章與言論，撰寫惡意抹黑制度的資料文字，實施顛覆國家政權行為」，李明哲母親及妻子李淨瑜獲准入庭旁聽，並與李短暫交談。 2017年11月28日，李明哲被判處有期徒刑5年，褫奪政治權利2年，成為首名以「顛覆國家政權罪」入獄的台灣人。李明哲表示不會上訴。其後在法院批准下和妻子短暫交談。
李明哲妻子李淨瑜研究台灣白色恐怖多年，認為中國抓捕李明哲是綁架和羅織入罪。她拒絕中國所提出要她噤聲換取私下救援，不承認中國現行「法庭」已經「法治化」，也拒絕為李聘請中國律師。李淨瑜指李明哲遭受虛假審判，被迫認罪，她透過國際求援令「李明哲案」在歐洲和美國獲得重視，如：2017年7月6日，歐洲議會通過呼籲中國釋放李明哲的決議；美國國會於2017年6月13日將李明哲列入政治犯名單，以作協助救援。2017年6月23日，聯合國人權理事會下設的特別機制「任意逮捕及強迫失蹤工作小組」正式回覆受理「李明哲案」。但中國亦因此多番以不准探視李明哲，不讓李明哲開通依中國監獄規定可以申辦的「親情電話卡」作出報復。
參考更多資料：
李明哲事件的始末介紹
李淨瑜的訪問
資料更新：2020年10月20日
Name: Li Ming-Che (李明哲）
Date of birth: 25 February 1975
Occupation: Programme manager of Wenshan Community College of Taipei. Volunteer for many NGOs.
Date of detention: 19 March 2017
Location: He flew from Taiwan to Macau and was detained when he entered China at the Gongbei Port
Ground of detention: Inciting subversion of state power
Date of formal arrest: arrested by the State Security Bureau of Changsha City, Hunan Province on 12 May 2017
Date of Indictment: 2 July 2017
Legal representation: Li Ming-che’s wife, Li Ching-yu, refused to hire a lawyer for Li Ming-Che because she does not recognize that China’s current “court” as “ruled by law”. The authorities appointed lawyers Zhang Guohui and Zhang Zhongwei for Li.
Date of trial: 11 September 2017
Date of sentencing: 28 November 2017
Verdict: Convicted of inciting subversion of state power
Sentence: Li was sentenced to 5 years in prison and deprived of political rights for 2 years. He became the first Taiwanese to be sentenced for subverting state power in Mainland China.
Location of detention/imprisonment: Chishan Prison, Hunan Province
Description:
Over the years, Li Ming-che has been interested in the human rights and democratic movements in Mainland China and exchanged with Chinese civil society activists on the Internet. He donated and sent books on literature and social sciences after he had learned that his friends in China wished to read books on human rights and modern history. In August 2016, his parcel to China was confiscated by the Chinese government. Prior to his detention, he served as the programme manager of Wenshan Community College in Taipei City and a volunteer for various human rights groups.
On 19 March 2017, he flew from Taiwan to Macau and entered China through Gongbei Port. He planned to go to Guangzhou to visit friends. However, his friends did not see him at Gongbei Port as appointed and Li did not show up at the place where he originally planned to stay in Guangzhou. On 24 March, Wenshan Community College and Li’s family members held a press conference and demanded China Customs to disclose the video clips to help track Li’s whereabouts. On 29 March, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China confirmed that Li Ming-che had been detained and investigated by relevant authorities for allegedly engaging in activities which would endanger state security. The spokesperson refused to disclose specific details because it was a case related to state security under investigation. The subsequent indictment stated that at that time, Lee was under residential surveillance by the Guangzhou State Security Bureau. The formal arrest was approved by the People’s Procuratorate of Changsha City, Hunan Province, enforced by the State Security Bureau of Changsha City, Hunan Province on 12 May, 2017. On 2 July, he was charged with the offense “inciting subversion of state power” along with another defendant, Peng Yuhua.
On 11 September 2017, Li Ming-che was tried with another defendant, Peng Yuhua, at the Intermediate People’s Court of Yueyang City, Hunan Province. The authorities arranged Zhang Guohui and Zhang Zhongwei of Hunan Yuezhou Law Firm to serve as Li’s defenders. It was the first appearance of Li Ming-che since his secret detention in March 2017. He admitted at court that he was “spreading speeches and articles that maliciously attacking the current system of Mainland China and the Mainland Chinese authorities, writing texts that maliciously defaming the system and subverting state power." Li Ming-Che’s mother and wife were allowed to attend the hearing and talked briefly with Li after the hearing. On 28 November, 2017, Li Ming Che was sentenced to five years in prison and two years of deprivation of political rights. He became the first Taiwanese to be sentenced for subverting state power in Mainland China. Li Ming Che did not appeal. The court allowed him to hold a brief conversation with his wife after delivering the sentence.
Li Ming-che’s wife, Li Ching-yu, has researched on Taiwan’s white terror for many years and considers China’s arrest of Li Ming-che as kidnapping and the so-called subversion offense he was accused of as groundless. She rejected China’s offer to remain silence in exchange for private assistance. Furthermore, she does not recognize that China’s current “legal system" as “ruled by law," and therefore refused to hire a Chinese lawyer for Li. Li Ching-yu alleged that Li Ming-che faced an unjust trial and was forced to plead guilty. Her outspokenness and her international appeals made Li Ming-che’s case to be taken seriously in Europe and the United States (e.g. on 6 July 2017, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling on the Chinese authorities to release Li Ming-che; the US Congress added Li to the list of political prisoners in 2017 and the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances accepted his case on 23 June 2017 and etc.). As retaliation, the Chinese authorities repeatedly prohibited Mrs Li from visiting her husband and deprived Li Ming-che’s right to get a “family phone card”, which he was entitled to apply in accordance with China’s prison regulations.
For more information
Timeline of Li Ming-che’s case
China: Violation of Li Ming-che’s rights as a prisoner
Updated: 27 October 2020
