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Name DU Daobin (ÖÐÎÄ×ÊÁÏ)
Pen name
Sex Male
Birth date 1964-12-12
Birth place Wuhan City, Hubei Province
Resident place Ying cheng City, Hubei Province
Education College graduate
Profession Clerk at Administrative Office of Medical Insurance of Yingcheng City
Freelance writer (member of ICPC, honorary members of Sydney PEN )
Date of arrest 2003-11-12
Cause of arrest Internet writing and publishing articles of criticising the authorities
Charge Inciting subversion of the state power
Date of sentence 2004-06-11 (Yingcheng Intermediate People's Court), 2004-08-10
(appeal)
Sentence 3 years imprisonment with 4 years suspension and 2 years deprivation of
Place of jail Home under restriction
Situation in jail OK
Defender Lawyer Mo Shaoping (absence, plea of not guilty)
Family contact Xiao Chunrong (wife), Tel: 86-712-3232845, 86-13995883620
Case adopted by ICPC
Current Status Main case
Having direct contact and seeking the donation to the family
References http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10598
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2004-06/11/content_1520894.htm
(Chinese)
http://www.asiademo.org/gb/author/dudaobin.htm (Chinese)
http://www.boxun.com/my-cgi/post/display_all.cgi?cat=ddb (Chinese)
Compiled by WiPC of Independent Chinese PEN Centre (11/2004) 3
