Follow us on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/cnforbiddennews Like us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/chinaforbiddennews During the night of January 27, Hu Jia, a famous Beijing human rights activist, returned home under escort. He had been summoned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) police, and is now under continuous house arrest. Hu Jia told NTD that the police clearly expressed that his case is under preliminary investigation. The police may detain him after Chinese New Year. Hu Jia firmly holds that his behaviour is upright, and in line with universal values. He explains that he has nothing to fear and he won't flinch at this. Xu Zhiyong, a Chinese human rights lawyer was sentenced on January 26. On that day, Hu Jia was taken away from his home in Beijing by police, under allegations of "provocation". Hu Jia commented on Twitter that he was prepared to be detained. He asked followers to please notify his lawyer if there was no further news from him in 24 hours. After 24 hours since he was taken by police, Hu Jia returned home. He is not free, and is now under house arrest. Hu Jia told NTD that it's very possible that he will be summoned again by the state security police. The next step might be detention, or even be sentenced to prison. Hu Jia: "The CCP authorities are very clear that Xu Zhiyong was barely involved in street activities. However, Xu was still sentenced to four years imprisonment. Then, let's see how long the regime will sentence me for. Will it be double or triple? I was sentenced with the crime of 'inciting subversion of state power'. If I am sentenced again with that crime, it will be the second time. This will be more than 11 years in prison. After that, I will continue to do what I should do." Hu Jia said that there were six Beijing internet security police officers, who had with them a pile of documents. They carried out a 24 hour interrogation on him. The documents included words that he had said online, his tweets and his photos with his friends in activities during the past year. Hu Jia: "They focused on words I had previously told Mr. Lobsang Sangay, who is political leader in Tibet: 'Don't believe the CCP's regional ethnic autonomy under the so-called constitutional framework'." They also raised the "Back to Tiananmen Square" action that I organized, as well as the "Global Siege" (Global Wei Cheng), a relay hunger strike that will commemorate the 25th anniversary of June 4. The Wei Cheng has been initiated by oversea groups. I have nothing to hide. These are the things I'm doing, and that I'm in charge of. They are in line with universal values. These are my fundamental rights to freedom of speech and to freedom of expression." Mo Shaoping, Hu Jia's lawyer: "From the view of a defense attorney, he was just supporting Xu Zhiyong and Wang Gongquan. Xu and Wang were arrested after they had asked the officials to declare their properties, and asked for the equal rights to education. No matter which way he used, it's a peaceful expression, which isn't a crime." From January 17, the anniversary of the death of Zhao Ziyang, Hu Jia had been under house arrest. The police used the allegation of "provocation" to summon Hu Jia. Zeng Jinyan, Hu Jia's wife, questioned how he could "provocate" when he was accompanied by police. Hu Jia: "I was sitting in an iron chair during the interrogation. It's the chair used for criminals. The first interrogation was from 5pm yesterday to 1am today. The second interrogation lasted several hours this afternoon. Their attitude was relatively calm, not like the one on March 14 last year. That time, the police beat me and injured my head." During the CCP's Two Sessions last year, Hu Jia was summoned for the same reason while under house arrest. During the interrogation, the police from Tongzhou Office, of Beijing Tongzhou District Police Bureau, violently assaulted him, causing his head to bleed. Hu Jia said the police's first summon is an investigation, and it's a warning this time. The state security police warned that all his actions and words are closely monitored by the authorities. All these documents can be evidence that can be used to arrest him. Mo Shaoping: "China's legislature has flaws. This includes the so-called 'investigative' techniques used by the police to monitor Chinese citizens. There's no restriction for them. US police must apply for a permit from a judge before they can search a citizen's home, or monitor a citizen. Chinese police approves itself to do these actions, which is a flaw of China's legislature." Hu Jia is now 41 years old. He has been firmly committed to a number of social movements, including environmental protection, the AIDS campaign, and fighting for democracy and human rights. In 2008, Hu Jia was illegally sentenced to three and a half years in prison. 《神韵》2014世界巡演新亮点 http://www.ShenYunPerformingArts.org/

• published: 29 Jan 2014
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