Berklee student indicted for threatening person over their support of Chinese democracy

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Wu, a Chinese citizen, was arrested in December for allegedly harassing another person over their support for democracy in China on the Berklee campus.On Oct. 22, according to charging documents, an unnamed person posted a flier on or near the Berklee campus in Boston that displayed three messages: “stand with Chinese people,” “we want freedom,” and “we want democracy.”Advertisement:In response, Wu allegedly sent a series of threatening messages to the person that made the flier via email, WeChat, and Instagram.In one message, Wu allegedly wrote “post more, I will chop your bastard hands off.” Wu also allegedly told the victim that he had contacted law enforcement officials in China about the flier and that they would “greet” the victim’s family there.Prosecutors also allege that Wu asked others to find out where the victim was living, and publicly posted the victim’s email address in the hopes that the victim would be abused online.Wu is facing up to five years in prison for the charge of cyberstalking, and up to an additional five years for the threatening communications charge."

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