ɔːlðˈoʊ tˈæn plˈiːdᵻd ˈɪnəsənt ænd nˈoʊ ˈɛvɪdəns ʌv ˌɛni kɹˈaɪm wʌz pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ðə pˈɜːsən fɹʌm hˈuːm ðə sˈiːkɹᵻts wɜː səpˈoʊzɪdli tˈeɪkən dɪdnˌɑːt ɐpˈɪɹ, hiː wʌz kənvˈɪktᵻd ɪn ɐ θɹˈiːˈaʊɚ tɹˈaɪəl æt ðə zˈɪhuː dˈɪstɹɪkt kˈoːɹt ɪn hˈæŋʒuː, ɔnðə mˈɔːɹnɪŋ ʌv mˈeɪ fˈɪftiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, wˌɪtʃ wʌz klˈoʊzd tə ðə pˈʌblɪk.
Although Tan pleaded innocent and no evidence of any crime was presented (the person from whom the secrets were supposedly taken did not appear), he was convicted in a three-hour trial at the Xihu District Court in Hangzhou, on the morning of May 15, 2006, which was closed to the public.