Accused terrorist fights to clear name

A villager detained for 15 months on terrorism charges after threatening to explode his own home if relocated by force is fighting to clear his name in a Beijing court.

Li Guoliang, 36, was sentenced to 15 months in jail for spreading false terrorism information at Daxing district court on July 7. However the Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court overturned the ruling on appeal and ordered a retrial at the district court.

The retrial opened on Tuesday but the court is yet to deliver a verdict.