Chen Guangcheng’s nephew charged with ‘intentional homicide,’ could face death sentence

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng sitting in a wheelchair
 as he is accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to China
 Gary Locke at a hospital in Beijing (Photo: Reuters)

Chen Guangcheng’s nephew charged with ‘intentional homicide,’ could face death sentence: "YINAN, SHANDONG, CHINA (ANS) -- ChinaAid has just told the ASSIST News Service (www.assistnews.net) that it has just learned that the nephew of blind, self-taught lawyer Chen Guangcheng has been formally arrested and charged with “intentional homicide,” a crime that carries the death sentence.

The formal arrest of Chen’s nephew Chen Kegui took place on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, and the formal arrest notification with the charge of “intentional homicide” was given to Chen Kegui’s mother, Ren Zongju on Thursday May 10. They were executed by the Yinan County People’s Procuratorate and the Yinan Public Security Bureau."

Read more...