From the CPJ:
New York, June 16, 2006—Zhao Yan, a researcher for the Beijing bureau of The New York Times, was tried today in closed proceedings on charges of leaking state secrets and fraud, 22 months after he was first detained in Shanghai. The Committee to Protect Journalists called for an end to his unjust imprisonment.
No verdict was issued after the eight-hour hearing, during which no witnesses were called, Agence France-Presse said. Zhao testified in his own defense, Reuters reported.
