But out of curiosity... What was the trial like? I read an interesting post claiming the Chinese criminal system uses a panel of judges and "people’s assessors" (which are kinda like professional jurors according to the post) instead of a jury system.
Did such a system have a role in your conviction? Or is the law so broad that you would have been convicted with a jury anyway?
The "people's jury" system in China is fake, as they are actually members of the Communist Party who will not raise any objections to the verdict. The police, Procuratorate, and court are all in collusion. In China, there is a saying: "The police boil the noodles, the Procuratorate delivers the noodles, and the court eats the noodles." In reality, there is no genuine rule of law in China, as the law is merely a tool for the government to control the people.
Sanction (disambiguation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanction
Economic sanctions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_sanctions
What does the UDHR say about this?
UDHR: Universal Declaration of Human Rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human...
"Universal Declaration of Human Rights" (1948) https://www.ohchr.org/en/human-rights/universal-declaration/... :
> Article 10: Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
> Article 11: Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
> Article 18: Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
> Article 19: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
List of websites blocked in mainland china: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_websites_blocked_in_ma...
> Article 20: Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
> Article 21: Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
HA! Right.