MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The activist said he would not appeal against the judgment, Xinhua news agency reported.
Earlier Chinese media reported that Gou pleaded guilty. He was accused of taking part in anti-Chinese forums abroad and spreading subversive ideas in China after returning.
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He is said to have provided money for a number of other activists also being under investigation or already sentenced for subversion.
In July 2015, Chinese authorities launched a massive crackdown on dissent. Around 300 people, mostly rights activists and lawyers, were detained and questioned. Most of them were later released.
On Thursday, a Chinese court sentenced lawyer and human rights activist Zhou Shifeng linked to Gou on charges of attempting to overthrow the government to seven years imprisonment.
