As if it wasn't bad enough that China arrested Hu Jia and charged him with "incitement to subversion" because he dared to speak on behalf of those who were disenfranchised because of the Olympics, he's now possibly dying. The IOC did an incredible job of patting themselves on the back for the Beijing Olympics while ignoring people like this. Hu Jia remains in prison and is subject to labor despite a rapidly deteriorating health condition that may be pointing to cancer. What a great business trading partner for the west. More from Radio Free Asia:
Chinese authorities have denied jailed AIDS and civil rights activist Hu Jia’s request for medical parole, his wife said Monday.
Zeng Jinyan said that she appealed for Hu’s medical parole last Thursday to authorities at the Beijing Municipal Prison after her husband suffered deteriorating health over the course of several months. An initial application for medical parole in May 2009 was also rejected.
“The prison called Hu Jia’s mother on Monday morning, informing her that Hu’s application for medical parole was rejected. The reason was that the current condition of his cirrhosis doesn’t meet the requirement for parole,” Zeng said.
