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Tuesday 10 February 2009
Wen shoe protester in court in Britain
The student protester accused of throwing a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived at court Tuesday to face charges of threatening behaviour, an AFP correspondent said.
The student protester accused of throwing a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived at court Tuesday to face charges of threatening behaviour, an AFP correspondent said.
Martin Jahnke, 27, a German postgraduate at the University of Cambridge’s department of pathology, said he did not want to comment before his case had been dealt with.
He was arrested following the protest last Monday, as Mr. Wen gave a speech on the final day of his three-day trip to Britain.
The incident cast a shadow over Mr. Wen’s visit, which came at the end of a European tour aimed at mending ties with China’s allies in the region, although Beijing insisted it would not harm relations with Britain.
Immediately after the shoe was thrown, Mr. Wen described the action as “despicable”, but he has since urged that the student be allowed to continue his studies at Cambridge, one of Britain’s most prestigious universities.
Mr. Jahnke is accused of using “threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of or to provoke violence”, according to the Crown Prosecution Service, Britain’s official prosecuting body.
If found guilty, he could face six months in prison and a 5,000-pound (US$7,400) fine.
Mr. Jahnke also faces the prospect of disciplinary action by the authorities at the university, where he reportedly carries out important genetic research into debilitating diseases such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis and arthritis.
The university said a complaint had been made and it was being looked into.
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Wen shoe protester in court in Britain
AFP in London
10 February 2009
The student protester accused of throwing a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived at court Tuesday to face charges of threatening behaviour, an AFP correspondent said.
Martin Jahnke, 27, a German postgraduate at the University of Cambridge’s department of pathology, said he did not want to comment before his case had been dealt with.
He was arrested following the protest last Monday, as Mr. Wen gave a speech on the final day of his three-day trip to Britain.
The incident cast a shadow over Mr. Wen’s visit, which came at the end of a European tour aimed at mending ties with China’s allies in the region, although Beijing insisted it would not harm relations with Britain.
Immediately after the shoe was thrown, Mr. Wen described the action as “despicable”, but he has since urged that the student be allowed to continue his studies at Cambridge, one of Britain’s most prestigious universities.
Mr. Jahnke is accused of using “threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear of or to provoke violence”, according to the Crown Prosecution Service, Britain’s official prosecuting body.
If found guilty, he could face six months in prison and a 5,000-pound (US$7,400) fine.
Mr. Jahnke also faces the prospect of disciplinary action by the authorities at the university, where he reportedly carries out important genetic research into debilitating diseases such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis and arthritis.
The university said a complaint had been made and it was being looked into.
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