N.Y. Times’ Zhao loses court appeal
From Times Wire Reports
The Beijing high court rejected the appeal of New York Times researcher Zhao Yan in a five-minute session, lawyer Guan Anping said in a telephone interview.
Zhao was convicted of fraud in August but acquitted of a more serious charge of revealing state secrets. He was sentenced to three years.
A high court judge reviewed the first trial and no witnesses or evidence were allowed to be presented, Guan said.
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