It states that on 31 January 2005, the Changsa city Procurator's Office in Hunan province instituted proceedings against Shi Tao with the Changsa city Intermediate Level Court, for the offence of unlawfully transmitting State secrets to persons outside the country.
11. 该国政府称，湖南省长沙市检察院于2005年1月31日以师涛犯为境外非法提供国家秘密罪向长沙市中级人民法院提起公诉。