{{Three Chinese anti-corruption activists have been given lengthy jail terms for urging officials to disclose wealth.}}<\/p>\n
Wei Zhongping and Liu Ping, associated with the New Citizens’ Movement, were given six-and-a-half years in jail. A third activist, Li Sihua, received a shorter sentence.<\/p>\n
Rights group Amnesty International said the charges were “preposterous”.<\/p>\n
China’s leaders are running a crackdown on corruption, but refuse to tolerate grassroots groups with similar aims.<\/p>\n
The three activists were detained after taking photographs with banners urging officials to disclose their assets.<\/p>\n
They were put on trial in a high-security court in Xinyu, Jiangxi province, late last year.<\/p>\n
At the time, defence lawyers complained of serious procedural problems and said they were not confident of the outcome.<\/p>\n
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