at the Xihu District Court in Hangzhou, on the morning of May 15, 2006, which was closed to the public. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison for "illegally obtaining state secrets" by the Hangzhou Municipal People's Intermediate Court on August 11, 2006. His lawyer Li Heping raised concerns about Tan's health condition in prison, as he suffers from a liver disease. Release Tan was released in 2007 following the serving of his full 18-month sentence. See also Environment of China Wu Lihong References External links Environmental Activists Detained in Hangzhou Update about detention "Trial of Chinese environmental activist to start Monday" "China begins trial of environmentalist" 1973 births Chinese environmentalists Living people Chinese prisoners and detainees People from Zhejiang Date of birth missing (living people)