▁fra ud ". ▁He ▁continued : ▁" That ' s ▁a ▁sm okes creen ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁government ' s ▁real ▁intent ▁to ▁go ▁after ▁any ▁lawyer ▁ready ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁high - profile ▁human ▁rights ▁cases . ▁X ia ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁many ▁cases ▁and ▁that ' s ▁why ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁hor rend ously ▁high ▁sentence ." ▁ ▁Chinese ▁state ▁media ▁did ▁not ▁report ▁on ▁X ia ' s ▁sent encing . ▁ ▁A i ▁Wei wei ▁called ▁the ▁sentence ▁" abs urd ", ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁security ▁b ureau ' s ▁purs ual ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁" vi ol ated ▁protocol ▁and ▁was ▁illegal " ▁as ▁" the ▁party ▁that ▁offered ▁him ▁the ▁loan ▁should ▁be ▁the ▁lit ig ant ▁in ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁civil ▁dispute ". ▁He ▁related ▁the ▁case ▁to ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁arrest , ▁which ▁he ▁alleg ed ▁was ▁also ▁illegal ▁under ▁Chinese ▁law . ▁He ▁critic ized ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁jud ici ary ▁in ▁China , ▁calling ▁the ▁justice ▁system ▁" a ▁tool ▁that ▁oper ates ▁under ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ' s ▁direct ives ". ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁X ia ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Lin ▁Ru . ▁After ▁X ia ' s ▁sent encing , ▁she ▁we pt ▁outside ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁assert ed ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁innoc ence . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ch inese ▁law y ers <0x0A> </s> ▁B rix ia ▁( min or ▁planet ▁design ation : ▁ 5 2 1