Wrongly-jailed blogger fights for justice

A netizen was wrongly jailed for lying and slander after his online writings exposed an allegedly fraudulent village election.

Shi Xizhao was later cleared and offered compensation and an apology after he drew attention to his plight through association with well-known blogger Wang Shuai, who has also falsely imprisoned for speaking out against the government.

Shi, who was standing as a candidate for village committee head but lost out to a rival, said he has strong evidence that the poll was rigged.