在庭審近15個月後，2020年4月24日，法院以「尋釁滋事罪」判處 #劉艷麗 4年有期徒刑，判決書顯示案件涉及網上言論與攻擊、侮辱黨和國家領導人以及有損政府形像有關，刑期至2022年3月23日，劉不服上訴，二審維持原判。在2019年1月31日的庭審中，控方以29條消息和文章為依據，指控劉艷麗在網上散佈虛假信息，攻擊黨和國家領導人，惡意炒作社會熱點事件，但沒有提供所謂損害社會秩序的後果證據。劉艷麗為自己作無罪自辯，指言論自由是公民權利。
Nearly 15 months after the trial, on 24 April 2020, the court sentenced #LiuYanli to 4 years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble", till 23 March 2022. The verdict indicates that Liu’s case involved online speech and attacks, insults to party and state leaders, and damage to the image of the government. Liu appealed but the same verdict was upheld in the second hearing. The prosecution accused Liu Yanli of spreading false digital information, namely 29 messages and articles, to attack party and state leaders, and maliciously stir up popular social events. However, the authorities did not provide evidence of the so-called damage she had caused. Liu Yanli pleaded not guilty, stating that freedom of speech is a citizen’s right.
姓名： 劉艷麗 (Liu Yanli)
出生日期：1975年6月1日
職業：銀行職員、活躍博客、獨立中文筆會會員
被拘捕日期：2018年5月27日起被湖北省荊門市公安局監視居住
被拘捕地點：未知
被拘捕罪名：涉「誹謗罪」
正式被捕日期： 2018年11月22日，以涉嫌「尋釁滋事罪」被逮捕
被起訴日期：2018年12月24日
法律代表：張磊律師、馬綱權律師
審訊日期： 2019年1月31日在荊門市東寶區法院開庭
審判日期： 2020年4月24日
判決結果： 罪名成立
刑期： 有期徒刑四年，刑期至2022年3月23日，劉不服上訴，二審維持原判
關押地點：湖北省荊門市看守所
案件簡介：
本為銀行職員的劉艷麗，同時也是活躍的博客作者。自2009年至今，劉艷麗因在QQ空間及微信論及民主政治，尤其是自2012年起積極組織關愛抗戰老兵活動，要求官員資產透明化而受到當局打壓。
2016年，劉艷麗曾因在微信朋友圈轉發和發送涉及毛澤東、周恩來、習近平等中共領導人信息，在2016年5月30日被湖北省荊門市警方以涉嫌「誹謗罪」刑事拘留8個月。其後她獲取保候審，2018年5月27日起又被監視居住，2018年11月22日，她的罪名被改為涉嫌「尋釁滋事罪」被逮捕。當局指控其妄議中共國家領導人（指毛澤東、周恩來、習近平等），屬於「辱罵、攻擊中國共產黨」，其言行涉嫌誹謗他人和擾亂了社會秩序。
2018年在關押期間劉曾割腕自殺獲救，但雙腕受傷，左腕尤其嚴重，幾根神經斷裂。國保從未通知家屬，治療未結束就匆匆將她關進看守所。
2019年1月31日的庭審中，控方以29條消息和文章為依據，指控劉艷麗在網上散佈虛假信息，攻擊黨和國家領導人，惡意炒作社會熱點事件，但沒有提供所謂損害社會秩序的後果證據。劉艷麗為自己作無罪自辯，指言論自由是公民權利，批評時政和關心公共事件更是公民良心和社會責任。
由於審訊後一直不予宣判，劉艷麗於2019年11月6日和7日進行絕食抗議。
2020年4月24日，法院以「尋釁滋事罪」判處劉艷麗4年有期徒刑，判決書顯示案件涉及網上言論與攻擊、侮辱黨和國家領導人以及有損政府形像有關，刑期至2022年3月23日，劉不服上訴，二審維持原判。
當局一直以新冠疫情為由，自2020年1月湖北封省以來，家屬和律師都不能前往看守所會見劉艷麗，家人對她的情況很擔心，寄望「我們現在寄希望於劉艷麗在裡面只要沒有被折磨傻。」無國界記者組織和獨立中文筆會分別要求中國政府立即釋放劉艷麗，獨立中文筆會授予劉艷麗2018年度林昭紀念獎。
參考更多資料：
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/zh/profile/liu-yanli
資料更新：2021年2月8日
Name: Liu Yanli (劉艷麗)
Date of birth: 1 June 1975
Occupation: bank clerk, active blogger and member of Independent Chinese PEN Center
Date of detention: 27 May 2018
Location: she was placed under “residential surveillance in a designated location” by Public Security Bureau of Jingmen City, Hubei Province.
Ground of detention: On suspicion of “defamation”
Date of formal arrest: Formally arrested on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble" on 22 November 2018
Date of Indictment: 24 December 2018
Legal representation: Lawyer Zhang Lei, Lawyer Ma Gangquan
Date of trial: On 31 January 2019, a hearing was held in Dongbao District People’s Court, Jingmen City
Date of sentencing: 24 April 2020
Verdict: Convicted
Sentence: Sentenced to four-year imprisonment, till 23 March 2022. Liu appealed but the second hearing upheld the previous sentence.
Location of detention/imprisonment: Detention Centre
Description:
Liu Yanli, a bank clerk, was also an active blogger. Since 2009, Liu Yanli has started discussing democratic movement in QQ Zone and WeChat, and from 2012 on, she has organized activities to support veterans of World War II and demanded officials to disclose their assets. She suffered harassment and was arrested on numerous occasions for her social media posts.
On 30 May 2016, Liu Yanli was detained by the police of Jingmen City, Hubei Province for eight months on suspicion of “defamation" for sharing messages mentioning Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Xi Jinping and other CCP leaders at WeChat. She was subsequently granted bail pending trial and was placed under “residential surveillance in a designated location” on 27 May 2018. On 22 November 2018, she was formally arrested on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble."
The authorities accused her that her messages which mentioned the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (referring to Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Xi Jinping) as “insulting and attacking the Chinese Communist Party," and her words and deeds were suspected of slandering others and disrupting social order. While in custody in 2018, Liu Zeng attempted suicide by cutting her wrists and was rescued. However, both wrists were injured, particularly her left wrist with several nerves disconnected. The officers of the detention centre never notified the family about her injury, hurriedly sent her back to the detention centre before the treatment was complete.
In the court trial on 31 January 2019, the prosecutor accused Liu Yanli of spreading false digital information, namely 29 messages and articles, to attack party and state leaders, and maliciously stir up popular social events. However, the authorities did not provide evidence of the so-called damage she had caused. Liu Yanli pledged innocence, stating that freedom of speech is a citizen’s right, criticizing current affairs and caring about public events is a citizen’s conscience and social responsibility.
It took over one year till the court delivered its verdict. On 6 and 7 November 2019, Liu launched a hunger strike to protest against the long detention without any judgment.
On 24 April 2020, the court sentenced Liu Yanli to four years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble", till 23 March 2022. The verdict indicates that Liu’s case involved online speech and attacks, insults to party and state leaders, and damage to the image of the government. Liu appealed but the same verdict was upheld in the second hearing.
Since the COVID-19 Lockdown in Hubei Province in January 2020, the authorities have cited the pandemic as an excuse to stop Liu’s family members and lawyers to visit her. The family is very worried about her situation, fearing for her mental health. Reporters Without Borders and Independent Chinese PEN requested the Chinese government to release Liu Yanli immediately. Independent Chinese PEN awarded Liu Yanli the 2018 Lin Zhao Memorial Award.
For more information:
https://www.pen-deutschland.de/de/2020/06/17/china-bloggerin-und-menschenrechtsaktivistin-liu-yanli-ist-sofort-und-bedingungslos-freizulassen/
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/zh/profile/liu-yanli
Updated: 15 February 2021
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