Reuters: Chinese bird flu whistle-blower jailed: state media

[Eugene]

Chinese bird flu whistle-blower jailed: state media
Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:25am ET

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court jailed a farmer who reported bird flu outbreaks
to the central government to three-and-a-half years for fraud and blackmail, state
media said on Tuesday.

Qiao Songju, a goose farmer in the eastern province of Jiangsu, was arrested a month
after he reported bird flu outbreaks in the nearby province of Jiangsu in October,
Xinhua news agency said.

Qiao had denied most, but not all, of the charges, Xinhua said, without explaining
who might have been blackmailed or whether the charges were linked to his bird flu
reports, which turned out to be correct.

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Chinese media reported last month that China was considering fines for media outlets
that report emergencies, such as riots, natural disasters and outbreaks of disease
such as SARS or bird flu, without authorization.

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Full article: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-07-11T082540Z_01_PEK170888_RTRUKOC_0_US-BIRDFLU-CHINA.xml

[acmavm]

1. Take a look. That's what the neos have planned for us.

[rodeodance]

2. not good for people to not report Flu/health outbreaks!