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Beijing court has told journalist Gao Yu that she can continue serving
her five-year jail term under a form of house arrest for another year
from 26 November but has warned her that she could be sent her back to
prison “at any time.”
She meanwhile remains under close police surveillance and continues to be banned from receiving medical treatment abroad.
Judge Li Yongling issued the decision coupled with the warning on 25 November. Radio Free Asia has quoted anonymous sources as saying the warning was a message that the government was sending via the justice system.
