Chinese students are suspected of threatening democratic activities in the United Stat

A Chinese student on Monday (January 22), a local time in the United States, was tried in the United States. The crime was to intimidate an activist who supported Chinese democratic leaflets at the Beron Berkley School of Music, and threatened to the Chinese law enforcement departmentReport her.

According to Reuters, Alathea Porter, an American assistant prosecutor, told the federal jury that the 25 -year -old Wu Xiaolei (transliteration, Xiaolei Wu) intimidated activity Zooey threatened online threatsTo cut off her hands and report her "reactionary poster" to the Chinese government.

Porter said in the trial statement that Zoy was worried about the situation after returning to China in the future, and also worried about family members in China.

According to earlier allegations, Wu Xiaolei saw a photo posted on Instagram at Instagram in 2022 when she saw her at the Berkeley Conservatory of Music.The photo posted by Zoy was the leaflet posted on the window, saying "We want to be free", "We want to be democratic" with "standing with the Chinese people".

Wu Xiaolei posted a WeChat group with a WeChat group with 300 Chinese students and alumni of Berkeley University in October, asking Zoy to tear off the leaflet and said that he had reported her to the Chinese public security agency.

Wu Xiaolei was arrested for the first time in December 2022. At that time, he did not plead guilty of the allegations of network tracking and cross -state transmission threat communication.

Wu Xiaolei's lawyer Michael Tumposky said in the court that Wu Xiaolei's remarks never threatened Zoy, but the "immature cyber dispute between the two young people who knew each other met each other."" ".

Tanzoski also said that Wu Xiaolei is not the agent of the Chinese government, but a "clumsy book nerd" who comes to Boston to study jazz.

In the United States, the crime of cyber harassment can be sentenced to up to five years of imprisonment, released under three years of supervision, and a fine of up to $ 250,000 (S $ 335,000).The allegations of cross -state communication threatening communication can be sentenced to a maximum five -year imprisonment, release under three years of supervision, and a fine of 250,000 US dollars.