Ink Girl Ink Girl Supporter: China now charges Ou Biaofeng with subversion
Beijing: A Chinese activist who has spent the last eight months in detention has been charged with subversion, highlighting yet another episode that in China the voice of dissent will not be accepted.
Ou Biaofeng, 40, from Hunan province, is known for his support for Dong Yaoqiong, also known as “Ink Girl”, who was forcibly admitted to a psychiatric facility at least twice after sharing a video of herself splashing ink on a portrait of President Xi Jinping, reports The South China Morning Post.
He also spoke out about the anti-government protests in Hong Kong and voiced his support for the now defunct newspaper Apple Daily, the newspaper reported.
Ou Biaofeng had been placed in administrative detention for 15 days in early December for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” after he retweeted a video of Dong, who earned her nickname by defacing a poster of leader Xi Jinping in 2018, Hong Kong Free Press has earlier reported.
Dong had live-streamed the video of herself splashing ink on the poster while accusing the Communist Party of “thought control.” She was sent to a psychiatric facility, reported the news portal.
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