WUHAN COURT THROWS OUT DISSIDENT'S 'POLICE INTIMIDATION' LAWSUIT

A court has thrown out a dissident's lawsuit against Wuhan's State Security Bureau after he claimed it had infringed his legal rights.

The court told Li Weiping that actions taken by the bureau against him were lawful, the Information Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Movement in China said.

Mr Li was arrested in 1995 for handing out leaflets. He was jailed for three years and had his passport confiscated.

After his release, Mr Li asked the bureau to return his passport, but he was refused and allegedly 'threatened and intimidated' by officials.

Under law, all items unrelated to a case should be returned to the accused after the investigation.

Mr Li took the bureau to court asking for his passport and damages. Although the Wuhan People's Intermediate Court accepted the case in July, it ruled against him on Monday.