The Verdict by the First Intermediate Peoples Court of Beijing on May 28, 2003(Excerpt)

Xu Wei, Yang Zili, Jin Haike and Zhang Honghai were detained on March 13, 2001 because of suspected crime of state subversion. On April, 2001, they were arrested and kept in the custody of the Beijing State Security Bureau.

On September 10, the First Branch of Beijing Municipal People＊s Procuratorate submitted the public prosecution to this court.

In early May, 2000, defendants Xu Wei, Jin Haike and Zhang Honghai illegally founded the ※New Youth Study Group§. The purpose of this organization, according to the charter they made, is to ※actively explore the reform of society§. On August 19 the same year, Yang Zili became a member.

Since August 2000, Xu Wei, Yang Zili, Jin Haike and Zhang Honghai held secret meetings in Beijing University, China People＊s University and other places, proposing ideas to change China＊s present government, to make social reform and to reestablish a liberal social system. They claimed they would set up branch organizations in the whole country, disseminate articles on the internet and make preparation to start new websites and e-journals in order to expand their organization and influence. During these months they published articles on the internet, alleging that ※China＊s present democracy is a fake one§ and claiming ※to terminate China＊s old men politics and to build a new China of youth§. They attempted to overthrow the leadership of the CPC and subvert the people＊s democratic dictatorship.

Zhang Honghai voiced his entire denial of the leadership of the CCP and his speeches at the group＊s meetings implied the intention to overthrow the CCP.

Yang Zili maintained that China should adopt private-ownership and claimed that the multi-party system is what China should establish instead of the CCP＊s one-party administration. Yang was also responsible for the application of the website for their organization. Before the application is approved, Yang＊s personal website was used as the main media of their society. Information found in Yang＊s seized computer, such as ※Articles by Yang Zili§, ※Address Book of Yang Zili§, and ※Papers for exchange§, is clear evidence that they had the intention to overthrow the present state system.

Jin Haike said China＊s present government is a totalitarian government and the people are in lack of civil consciousness. Jin proposed to set up branch societies and every member should submit articles to him. As a chief editor of the ※Collection of Papers for Exchange§, Jin proof-read all the articles before he gave them to Yang Zili for publishing on the internet. From Jin＊s house, the manuscript entitled ※A Guide to China＊s New Citizens§ and other articles were seized, which proved that Jin had deep resentment against the present social politics and people＊s democracy.

Xu Wei, dissatisfied with the present situation, aimed to search for a new way to change China. He wished to find political theories and principles as guidance for their action and to expand their organization by all kind of activities. He approved the means of violence and the peasants＊ uprising to change China.

There were two main ideas in their group, both supporting the subverting of the CCP＊s leadership and the change of the present situation. The charter of their society expressed their aim to change China＊s present social, political and economic systems, to overthrow the CCP＊s one-party leadership, to establish a new democratic system, to weaken the CCP＊s dominance and to debase its authority. Articles such as ※Be a new citizen, reform China§ by Jin Haike, ※To Follow the Way of Liberalism§ by Yang Zili, and ※What＊s to be done§ by Yu Wei (Jin Haike＊s penname), all have the contents inciting social change, proposing social system liberalization, criticizing China＊s present social system and denying the CCP＊s leadership.

Xu Wei, Yang Zili, Jin Haike and Zhang Honghai illegally founded an organization despite of the law of the state, plotted and implemented measures to subvert the state power and the socialist system. What they did clearly proves that they had committed the crime of subverting the state power, therefore the public prosecution of Xu Wei, Yang Zili, Jin Haike and Zhang Honghai submitted by the First Branch of Beijing Municipal People＊s Procuratorate to this court is very clear concerning the facts and has sound and sufficient evidences and hence can be verified.

Xu Wei, convicted of subversion, is sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, two years deprivation of political rights.

Jin Haike, convicted of subversion, is sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, two years deprivation of political rights.

Yang Zili, convicted of subversion, is sentenced to 8 years imprisonment, two years deprivation of political rights.

Zhang Honghai, convicted of subversion, is sentenced to 8 years imprisonment, two years deprivation of political rights.

(Abstracted and translated by the Laogai Research Foundation and the China Information Center)

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