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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Secondary Navigation Singapore Asia Pacific World Search Search: Reporter's suit challenges China's media controls By HENRY SANDERSON,Associated Press Writer AP - Wednesday, November 5 BEIJING - A Chinese reporter whose weekly publication was closed for three months after she wrote an article that criticized one of China's largest banks has sued the government, her lawyer said Tuesday. In a rare challenge to Communist Party control over Chinese media, journalist Cui Fan filed a lawsuit last Wednesday charging that authorities did not have the right to shut down the China Business Post for publishing her article that alleged the Agricultural Bank of China had committed forgery. Cui's article said a branch of the bank in Hunan province had forged official seals in order to dispose of 4.6 billion yuan ($672 million) in bad assets. "I brought the lawsuit because what happened is unfair both to me and my colleagues," Cui, 31, said in a telephone interview Monday from her home in Beijing. The China Business Post was ordered closed on Sept. 8 for three months by the Bureau of Press and Publications in Inner Mongolia where it is registered. The newspaper, which is state-owned but managed by a private company, sells about 400,000 copies nationwide. Cui was suing on grounds that under China's press regulations, the government can legally stop distribution of a particular issue of a newspaper but that authority does not extend to suspending a publication for three months, according to Cui's attorney, Zhou Ze. "This goes to show that people in the media are increasingly intolerant of management of press and publications that does not follow the existing laws," Zhou said in an e-mail. He said he was not comfortable talking about the case over the phone. "No one before has questioned the administrative legality of the press and publications management," Zhou said. Reporters Without Borders, the Paris-based media watchdog, said it had not heard of a similar lawsuit by a Chinese newspaper before, spokesman Vincent Brossel said in an e-mail. Zhou said the lawsuit filed in the local court of the Inner Mongolian capital of Hohhot seeks the reopening of the newspaper, an apology from the press bureau, compensation and legal fees. "It is part of this trend of individual writers and editors pushing against the system," said David Bandurski, who studies the Chinese press for the Hong Kong-based China Media Project. A woman surnamed Li, head of the department that places cases on file at the Hohhot court, said the court would likely reject the case. "Right now, it is roughly decided that the case will not be placed on file," she said. She did not give her full name, as is common with officials in China. Zhou said he was not optimistic about winning the case in China's state-controlled court system. "We never thought about winning this case, we know perfectly well about the current legal environment," he said. "We just want to express our stance that we can't tolerate illegal, inappropriate management on present publications." ___ Associated Press researcher Zhao Liang contributed to this report. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: China's Economy Tenet shares plunge after 3Q results fall shortAP - 1 hour 39 minutes ago Sinking profits heighten recession fearsAFP - Wednesday, November 5 Credit outlook darkens for auto finance marketReuters - Wednesday, November 5 RPT-China Netcom, PCRD to take PCCW private for HK$15.9 blnReuters - Wednesday, November 5 Related Articles: Business Japan Hot Stocks-Bridgestone, Fast RetailingReuters - 39 minutes ago SNAPSHOT - Financial Crisis - 0012 GMTReuters - 49 minutes ago South Korean won jumps 3.5 pct vs dollarReuters - 51 minutes ago Seoul shares open higher led by exporters, banksReuters - 51 minutes ago Nikkei opens up 1.2 pct as exporters climbReuters - 52 minutes ago Related Full Coverage China Economy china economy All Full Coverage Most Popular – Business Viewed Americans flock to vote in historic elections Foods to prevent disease? DNA tests confirm death of millionaire flyer Steve Fossett Obama's grandmother, family 'rock', dies on election eve Australia anxious as Indonesia prepares to execute Bali bombers View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology

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