U.S. ‘Disturbed’ by China’s Trial of Dissdent’s Nephew
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The U.S. is “deeply disturbed” by reports that Chinese courts have sentenced the nephew of blind dissident Chen Guangcheng to more than three years in prison and is urging a review of the case, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
China sentenced Chen Kegui to 39 months in prison yesterday after being convicted of assault for injuring government officials who had stormed into his home in April to search for his uncle, who had fled house arrest and sought sanctuary at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.