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Updated: 28 Dec 2020, 10:30
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A CHINESE journalist who bravely exposed the cover up of Wuhan s deadly coronavirus outbreak has today been jailed for four years for trouble making .
Zhang Zhan, 37, was found guilty of picking quarrels and provoking trouble after a brief hearing in Shanghai, according to her legal team.
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Zhang Zhan, 37, was found guilty of picking quarrels and provoking trouble
The Pudong New Area Peoples Court claimed she spread false information, gave interviews to foreign media, disrupted public order and maliciously manipulated the pandemic.
News of her jailing comes just weeks after The Sun Online told how she was allegedly being force-fed and kept in restraints while in prison ahead of her trial.