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...judge confiscated all evidence at the trial’s close and forbade Yang’s Chinese lawyer, Mo Shaoping, from disclosing any information about the day’s events to the public—including the text or contents of an extensive statement reportedly delivered by Yang at his trial. If he violated this order, Genser said Mo could have been arrested himself...
...It’s a transparent attempt by the Chinese government to silence Yang Jianli,” Genser said...
...added that it was unusual for the judge to have allowed Yang to finish his defense uninterrupted—but said the confiscation of the evidence was also remarkable. Genser said apparently contradictory actions like these—which he attributed to possible internal divides within the ruling party—have characterized the Chinese government’s treatment of Yang since his capture...
...This will be over, and we will finally let up, only when Yang Jianli is at home with his wife and his children,” he said...
...Yang Jianli is a key test for [Chinese President] Hu Jintao,” he said...