Tan Zuoren Quotes

Tan Zuoren Quotes

Tan Zuoren , from Chengdu, Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, is an environmentalist, writer and former editor of Literati magazine .On February 9, 2010, Zuoren was sentenced to 5 years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power." Amnesty International Asia-Pacific Deputy Director said: “His arrest, unfair trial and now the guilty verdict are further disturbing examples of how the Chinese authorities use vague and over broad laws to silence and punish dissenting voices.” Due to the nature of the charges and circumstances of the trial, he has been described as a political prisoner. Wikipedia

✵ 15. May 1954

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“This is a tragedy among human history, the result of large numbers of human errors. But the net of justice is omipresent, it never missed.”

Tan Zuoren

譚作人：四川大地震人禍更勝於天災 http://www.dajiyuan.com/b5/8/5/22/n2126567.htm

Justice , Error , History

“Today, the allegation against me is inciting subversion of state power. This is a serious allegation, but legally, it has got nothing to do with what I did, or did not do…those who are in power and the excecutioner of law, they throw me in jail not because of June Fourth, they have other motives.”

Tan Zuoren

譚作人被禁制的最後陳述 http://www.yzzk.com/cfm/Content_Archive.cfm?Channel=lw&Path=2199067092/47lw.cfm

Law , Motivation