Xie Yang, a lawyer in central China’s Hunan Province, stood trial in a court in the provincial capital of Changsha on Monday.
Xie is accused of inciting subversion of state power and disrupting court order.
Over 40 people, including Xie’s relatives and two defenders, legislators, political advisors, journalists from domestic and overseas media outlets and members of the public, attended the hearing.
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