Chinese father punished for food safety activism

ScreamingMeemie

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Wed Nov-10-10 01:51 PM
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Chinese father punished for food safety activism

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101110/ap_on_he_me/as_china_tainted_milk_trial

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BEIJING – A father who organized a support group for other parents whose children were sickened in one of China's worst food safety scandals was convicted and sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in prison for inciting social disorder, his lawyer said.

Zhao Lianhai had pushed for greater official accountability and compensation for victims and their families after the 2008 scandal that shocked China. His sentence appeared particularly severe because the case related to a public safety incident that the embarrassed leadership had pledged to tackle in a bid to restore consumer confidence.

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XemaSab

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Wed Nov-10-10 01:52 PM
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1. This is why China sucks

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aquart

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Wed Nov-10-10 01:58 PM
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2. But a great business environment.

Would you trust anything they make?

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