Jailed Sichuan Activist Ding Mao Case Sent Back to Prosecutors from Police for Third Time

MIAYANG, Sichuan, Government prosecutors handling the case of Sichuan activist Ding Mao, arrested for forwarding Twitter messages about the Arab Jasmine Revolution and charged with subversion, had demanded police for further investigations because of insufficient evidence and the case now has been sent back to prosecutors for the third time, ChinaAid has confirmed. Meanwhile, his wife's request to visit him on the eve of his birthday, which is Nov. 9, was denied. None of his family members, including the couple's six-year-old son, has seen Ding Mao since local police seized him from his home on Feb. 19. He has been held in the Mianyang Detention Center. In March 28, he was formally arrested on suspicion of inciting subversion of state power.