A TRIAL has been scheduled this Friday for veteran dissident Fu Shenqi to sue the Re-education Through Labour Management Committee in Shanghai for illegally sentencing him to three years in a labour reform farm.
According to Fu's wife, Li Liping, the Huangpu District People's Court will hold a special hearing at the Dafeng Farm in Yancheng District, Jiangsu province, where the 38-year-old activist is held.
''They won't promise me that I can attend the trial,'' Ms Li said. ''They said they would make the arrangement 10 minutes before the trial starts.'' Fu was sentenced by Shanghai police without trial to three years ''re-education through labour'' four months ago for instigating a hunger strike of four other Shanghai-based activists.
But the four had denied the charge, saying their action was voluntary and Fu did not take part in any of their activities.
Fu filed the lawsuit after the committee rejected his appeal last month.
Ms Li yesterday appealed for leniency for her husband.
