China arrests Internet essayist
Tue 17 February, 2004 07:19

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have formally arrested a civil servant, whose Internet essays are critical of the government, for subversion in a case that has provoked widespread criticism of China's human rights record

Internet surfers have flocked to Du Daobin's defence, even posting an online petition at www.mzyzy.com saying he had not called for the overthrow of the Chinese government.