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| China Jails US Eco-Anarchist For Drugs, Will Export When Done |
| 2009-11-28 |
| Justin Franchi Solondz, an environmental activist from New Jersey who spent years evading charges of ecoterrorism in the United States by hiding out in China, was sentenced to three years in prison by a local court on Friday on charges of manufacturing drugs in this backpacker haven. After serving his time, Mr. Solondz, 30, who is on the F.B.I.Â’s wanted list, will be deported to the United States, where he faces charges stemming from what the authorities say was his role in an arson rampage that destroyed buildings in three western states as a member of a group related to the environmental extremist organization Earth Liberation Front. He was indicted in absentia in 2006. The story of Mr. SolondzÂ’s life on the lam spanned three continents, involved at least two aliases and ended in a smoky bar in one of the worldÂ’s most authoritarian countries... |
| Posted by: Anonymoose |
| #9 And that is the high end jail. I suspect it can be a tad bit worse. |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-11-28 19:24 |
| #8 A foreigner's life in a Beijing jail |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-11-28 18:39 |
| #7 .. on charges of manufacturing drugs And here I thought the Chinese just shot purveyors of such materials. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-11-28 18:20 |
| #6 He won't feel a thing from that Makarov pistol shot. Not a thing. The PLA uses the QSZ-92 5.8mm pistol as a standard side arm. |
| Posted by: badanov 2009-11-28 18:10 |
| #5 He won't feel a thing from that Makarov pistol shot. Not a thing. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-11-28 17:59 |
| #4 Buh bye, cupcake. Enjoy working on your Mandarin. Be sure to scream about how they are violating your civil rights....the Chinese lap that crap right up. Just 'cause I'm feeling generous, maybe Mr Solondz (or someone who cares about him) might want to contact this guy. I wouldn't hold my breath that he could do much for him, though, since his best advice to anyone getting arrested in the PRC is "pray." |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-11-28 16:42 |
| #3 After serving his time, Mr. Solondz, 30, who is on the F.B.I.'s wanted list, will be deported to the United States... Silly, silly NYT. They're making the assumption that this clown's survival is assured. I think it's a safe bet that Chinese prisons are, well, kinda prison-like, involving short rations, an unpleasant physical environment, and lots and lots of really hard labor. |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2009-11-28 16:38 |
| #2 No, no. Don't send him back. He is a closet Uigher. Check him out and do what you must. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-11-28 16:08 |
| #1 Dumbass. He thought he was above Chinese law just like he thought he was above American law. And why am I not surprised the guy immediately went to a backpacker haven and started selling drugs? One of the nicest things about my city in China is the total absence of tourists and especially backpackers. |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-11-28 16:02 |