A Chinese blogger Qin Zhihui, 30,who was accused of spreading rumours about the government
and celebrities has become the first blogger to be jailed since the
government decided to crackdown on online bloggers .He was slammed with a
3 year jail sentence for 'rumour mongering'. Continue..
According to China Post,they claim Qin & his 3 colleagues
spread false reports that a foreign victim of the 2011 train crash
received a £24million in compensation while denying equal payment to
Chinese families.According to China Post,they claim Qin & his 3 colleagues
The post was reposted more than 11,000 times with over 3,000 comments all lashing out at the government.
They also claim he sensationalized his headlines to drive traffic to websites,targeting public figures, such as retired major general Luo Yan, television personality Yang Lan , and Zhang Haidi, an advocate for the
disabled.During his final judgement, he said
"I don't want to defend myself .I just want to say that I hope my experience is a lesson to other microbloggers."I know so many celebs will wish this happened in Nigeria. lol
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