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Veteran Chinese dissident journalist Gao Yu goes on trial in Beijing
Gao Yu pleads not guilty in Beijing court to revealing state secrets
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Gao Yu, one of the mainland’s most respected and outspoken journalists, has defended herself in court against allegations she revealed state secrets.
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On trial in Beijing’s No 3 Intermediate People’s Court, Gao pleaded not guilty and “showed clear thinking in presenting her defence”, her lawyer Shang Baojun said after the hearing.
“We had an ordinary court proceeding today which gave hearing to the prosecution and defendant…But there’s no verdict today,” Shang said.
“She gave a detailed account of her defence in court denying she was guilty.”
If convicted, Gao faces possible life imprisonment.
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