Chinese rights lawyer gets suspended 3-year jail sentence

Chinese rights lawyer gets suspended 3-year jail sentence

Police stand guard on Dec. 22, 2015, in front of the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, before the court gives a sentence to Pu Zhiqiang, one of China's most prominent human rights lawyers. The court later sentenced the 50-year-old lawyer to a three-year prison sentence, suspended for three years, for making online criticism of the government. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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