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November 30th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
In April, his uncle, Chen Guangcheng, managed to escape from under the noses
of several guards in the tiny northern village of Dongshigu and apply for
asylum at the United States embassy in Beijing.
He and his family had been kept under tight house arrest for over a year and a
half after being released from prison. A self-taught lawyer, he had
infuriated local officials by opposing their campaign of forced abortions.
Despite his blindness, the older Mr Chen vaulted over walls and crossed wheat
fields unnoticed before being collected by sympathetic activists and driven
to Beijing. The escape was a huge embarrassment for China and threatened a
diplomatic incident between Beijing and Washington.
In the wake of his escape, frantic officials burst into the home of his
brother, Chen Guangfu, and Chen Kegui, his nephew. A fight broke out, and
Chen Kegui said he had used a kitchen knife to defend himself.
At the end of April, Chen Kegui was detained and has not been seen by his
family since.
Critics and the activist’s supporters say that the case against Chen Kegui has
been riddled with irregularities. The authorities did not official notify
his family about a prosecution, nor issue any official charges. His family
were not allowed to appoint their own lawyers to defend him.
He was initially charged with “intentional homicide”, despite the
fact that no one died, but yesterday the charge was downgraded to “causing
intentional injury”. He was sentenced to three years and three months
in prison, according to Hu Jia, a dissident.
“I did expect Chen Kegui to have a criminal trial, but I did not expect
it so soon. I am surprised he did not appeal, but it is also good that he
can say goodbye to the detention centre and go to jail, where his family can
visit him and the environment will be better,” said Mr Hu.
“The government is completely abusing the law, because his self defence
was not taken into consideration at all by the court. They tried to beat him
with a six cm thick stick but smashed the television instead when they
missed him, so you can imagine the violence. The government is using him as
a hostage to take revenge on Chen Guangcheng.”
Chen Kegui’s father, Chen Guangfu, said he had been kept outside the court by
the police. “The judgement was completely unfair,” he said. He
added, however, that the family has suffered no further molestation. “We
have been okay. We have not had any more trouble from the village leaders. I
have not seen Kegui since April 26. I do not know when I will see him next.”
Additional reporting by Valentina Luo
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