▁A i ▁Wei wei . ▁The ▁two ▁met ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁as ▁A i ▁prepared ▁to ▁sue ▁the ▁S ich uan ▁public ▁security ▁b ureau ▁for ▁violence . ▁ ▁Im pr ison ment ▁X ia ▁was ▁det ained ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁after ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁defend ▁Gu o ▁Y ush an , ▁a ▁Be ij ing ▁activ ist . ▁Chinese ▁authorities ▁have ▁crack ed ▁down ▁on ▁law y ers ▁and ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁j ail ing ▁some ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁sub version ▁against ▁the ▁r uling ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Party . ▁X ia ▁was ▁charged ▁def ra ud ing ▁four ▁people ▁of ▁ 4 . 8 ▁million ▁R MB . ▁X ia ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁money ▁was ▁legit imate ▁lo ans ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁charge ▁was ▁reven ge ▁against ▁his ▁legal ▁work . ▁He ▁ple aded ▁not ▁guilty . ▁ ▁X ia ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁f ined ▁ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁R MB ▁and ▁ordered ▁to ▁pay ▁ 4 . 8 ▁million ▁R MB ▁to ▁fra ud ▁vict ims . ▁ ▁Re actions ▁X ia ' s ▁supp or ters , ▁and ▁various ▁human ▁rights ▁groups , ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁har sh ▁sentence ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁int im id ate ▁other ▁would - be ▁human ▁rights ▁activ ists . ▁A ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁arrest ▁was ▁" certain ly ▁not ▁about