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July 20th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Chinese courts are under the authority of the Communist party and rarely
accept cases filed by dissidents.
Mr Pu added that Mr Ai would lodge a final appeal against the verdict in seven
days, and would also sue the Chaoyang court for breaching the normal
procedures during the trial.
Mr Pu said the court had delivered the verdict in one hour, and had denied Mr
Ai’s legal team the right to submit any evidence, to call any witnesses, and
to have an assessment of how the fine and interest on the fine had been
calculated.
He said an application to replace one of the lawyers on the case with Mr Ai,
so that the artist could attend the hearing, had been rejected.
“As someone with a close interest in the FAKE company and who has personally
guaranteed eight million yuan (£800,000) of debt to pay the fine, I believe
Mr Ai had the right to attend. I am not surprised about the verdict, but I
am surprised the court went to such an extent to win the case when it was
unnecessary to do so,” he said.
The court ruled that the Beijing tax bureau had provided “accurate” evidence,
“clear reasoning” and that its procedure was legal.
Outside his home in north eastern Beijing, Mr Ai told reporters that the
verdict was more evidence that China continues to lack a “basic legal
process” and would “still not give taxpayers and citizens an ability to
justify themselves.” He said: “The entire judiciary is shrouded in
darkness”.
Additional reporting by Valentina Luo
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