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...three-judge panel in Beijing upheld a 14-year sentence for Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng. One of the leaders of the 1979 Democracy Wall movement, Wei has spent all but seven months of the past 16 years in prison on charges of sedition. It was Wei's continued pro-democracy activities during a seven month period while on parole in 1993, chief among them a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State John Shattuck, that led to his arrest and trial. "From the government's point of view, Wei did something wrong," notes TIME's Hannah Bloch. "He continued...
...Michigan judge has ruled that Jack Kevorkian must stand trial for assisting two suicides in 1991. Kevorkian faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine in the deaths of Marjorie Wantz and Sherry Miller. Miller, 48, who had multiple sclerosis, died after inhaling carbon monoxide through a mask. Wantz, who suffered from chronic pelvic pain, died after using a Kevorkian device that injected lethal drugs into her system. The trial is scheduled to begin April 1. Kevorkian was already scheduled to stand trial beginning February 12 for assisting two other suicides in Michigan...
...TIME?s Bruce Crumley, "the paper contends that when they were debriefed by military intelligence, the pilots told them what really happened." The pilots, Captain Frederic Chiffot and Lt. Jose Souvignet, were beaten and kicked by Serb soldiers from the moment they were first taken captive on August 30. In prison the beatings continued and the pilots were subjected to mock executions. "No other news organization has been able to confirm this yet," says Crumley, "but the paper has a reputation for getting scoops...
...Kendrick Ledet of rape, said that Harp and Ledet were the ones who jumped out of their rented car and grabbed the girl. The two Marines insist that they participated in the assault only because they were afraid of Gill. The three face a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted. A verdict and sentence are expected January 19, but that could be delayed if the Okinawa court grants a change of venue. Lawyers for Harp and Gill today said that, because of the political nature of the trial, the defendents cannot receive a fair hearing in Okinawa...
Ignoring international human rights concerns, China sentenced its best-known dissident, Wei Jingsheng, to 14 years' imprisonment for sedition, citing his nonviolent advocacy of democratic reforms. Wei has already served 14 1/2 years in prison for his essays calling for political freedom during the 1978-79 Democracy Wall movement...