On 1 December 2009 , Beijing police transferred Liu 's case to the procuratorate for investigation and processing ; on 10 December , the procuratorate formally indicted Liu on charges of `` inciting subversion of state power '' and sent his lawyers , Shang Baojun and Ding Xikui , the indictment document . On 1 December 2009 , Beijing police transferred Liu 's case to the procuratorate for investigation and processing ; on 10 December , the procuratorate formally indicted Liu on charges of `` inciting subversion of state power '' under and sent his lawyers , Shang Baojun and Ding Xikui , the indictment document .