Chinese billionaire pig farmer jailed for ‘provoking trouble’
by Helen Davidson in Taipei and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5MP10)
Agricultural mogul Sun Dawu given 18-year sentence in case observers believe was politically motivated
Sun Dawu, a Chinese billionaire pig farmer and agricultural mogul, has been sentenced after weeks of hearings in secret to 18 years in prison and fined 3.11m yuan (345,000) for a catalogue of crimes including provoking trouble", in a case observers believe was politically motivated.
The court in Gaobeidian, near Beijing, said Sun was guilty of crimes including gathering a crowd to attack state organs", obstructing government administration" and picking quarrels and provoking trouble", a catch-all term often used against human rights figures and dissidents.
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