May 16, 2005
Shanghai authorities impose a five-year sentence for "organizer" of April 16 anti-Japan protest
Tang Ye, who was involved in the April 16 anti-Japan protest in Shanghai, has received a five-year prison sentence for "disturbing the social order," reported Jiefang Daily (Liberation Daily), the official party newspaper in Shanghai via interfax.cn
"Tang, an employee of a local Shanghai company, was accused of drawing up and distributing a guide for the April 16 anti-Japan protest. He drew up the guide "on the basis of Internet rumors."
The guide, which was widely published via the Internet and via mobile phone SMS, consisted of a schedule, route and other details of the protest. His name and other details were prominent in the document.
Tang's map, a copy of which was received by Interfax. His name is visible in the bottom right section.
The anti-Japan protest that took place in Shanghai on April 16 was attended by estimates of as many as 100,000 people.
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