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The Salt Lake Tribune WORLD Saturday, December5, 1998 Kosovo Rebels Reject Chinese Internet Entrepreneur Accused of Subversion Political Compromise THE WASHINGTON POST preneur Lin Haispenthis nights of a Chinese legal system caught between recent efforts at reforms and its old show-trial habits. While changesinstituted last year in criminal procedure law al- trolling the Internetfor e-mail addresses he could use to promote his online headhunting service, surmountable obstacles in trial jobchina.com, a clearinghouse of that wasclearly political résumés from China's educated elite for clients like Motorola and BM. testify in the secret proceedings Prosecutors presented a list of BEIJING — Before he and his computer were whisked away by Border shootings putting strain on a fragile peace THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PRISTINA, Yugoslavia — Ko. sovo rebels refused Fridayto ac- cept anything short of independence, rejecting a key element of a US.-proposed settlement as newborder shootings put dangerousstrains ontheprovince's frag- ile peace. Escalating violence in Kosovo, including a shootout Fridayin the province's second-largest city has lent new urgency to American-led efforts to get Serbs and ethnic Albanians to agree on a plan for Kosovo's future, Thirteen ethni lbanians have been reported killed this week. The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) dealt a further setback to diplomacy Friday, dismissing re- cent signals that the rebels were readyto support a U.S. proposal. Ethnic Albanian guerrillas said in astatement distributedin Pris- tina they won't accept anypoliti- cal solution “which would harm the ideals of our people toward independence,or which would ce- ment, even temporarily, an imposedjointlife in an anti-Albanian, anti-democratic” system. A KLA political representative signaledlast week that therebels werereadyto postpone indepen- dence and accept a plan giving ethnic Albanians greater selfrule. But the KLAsaid Fridayit was “undeterred” in its “just fight until our independent and democraticstate is established. Therebels said they would pub- lish a detailed responselater to a revised U.S. plan, which called for an interimpolitical status for Kosovo andwasdistributed to the Serb and ethnic Albanian sides this week. A Western diplomat called news of the KLA’s rejection dis- police in March, Shanghai entre- Hopingto leverage his 30,000- couraging. largest suchprivate lists in China, Lin also posted ads on electronic bulletin boards offeringto sell or exchange the addresses, and once got a dollar each for a portion of them. Friday, Lin was put ontrial for his online activities. In China’s first Internet subversion case, Lin was accused of “inciting the overthrow of state power” by allegedly providing part of his database to the Washington-based elec- the secessionist Serbian province, which is populated overwhelm- inglybyethnic Albanians Ethnic Albanianpolitical leader Ibrahim Rugova renewed his call for international military intervention in the wake of the latest violence. ‘NATOground troop deploy- tronic magazine Chinese VIPRef- ment would provide a greater erence, a pro-democracy magazine sent to 120,000 e-mail addresses inside China every 10 days. Chinese authorities closed the four-hour trial for “national secureasons, but details of the sense of security,” he said at a news conference. The flareup in violence this weekis “a sign that weneeda special security force whichwill pro- tect citizens and stop violence in Kosovo,” Rugovasaid. proceedings have emerged killed a woman in the western town of Pec raised the death toll a very good feeling — that things A reported clash Friday that from the past three days to 13 — all ethnic Albanians. The -run Media Center said six people also were wound- ed in a shootout that eruptedafter amanand womanattacked a Serb policeofficer guarding Pec’s hos- 200 people whosaid theyreceive 1D PRESS LAGOS, Nigeria — Thousands anti-riot police patrolled the streets Friday and borders were beingsealedin preparationfor local elections seen as keyto Nigeria’s plannedtransition from military rule to democracy The vote today for 8,000 mu- nicipal governmentposts is the first since Gen. Abdulsalami Abu- bakar outlined his plan earlier this year to hand over power to civilians in May, following presi- dential elections Feb. 15 will probably be foundguilty,” said Xu Hong, Lin’s wife, who was questionedby police for six hours planned. Police also “persuaded” one memberofLin'slegal team More than 50 million people areeligible to vote. Nine parties haveregistered forthe elections, threeof which havefielded candi- comeout andparticipate.” line has grown to 1.2 million and is expected to reach 10 million in five years, authorities in recent months have begun aggressively campaigning to increase surveillance on the network. to prevent her from waitingoutside the courthouse as she had ince of Liaoning, Xu said The vote could have implications for next year's presidential election, Any party that fails to pick up at least 5 percentof the vote in 24 of Nigeria’s 36 states will beeliminated fromtheballot he is being treated like one because his business model ran up the numberof Chinese people on- “The lawyer said he didn’t have pital. The two reportedly shot and dates nationwide. More than 100,000 officers have been deployedat voting stations. In a brief national broadcast, Abubakar appealed to Nigerians to vote peacefully “Theseelections are unique in the annals of Nigerian political development,” he said. “I therefore urge ail Nigeriansto seize this opportunityoffered them in the true spirit of democracy to AlthoughLinis nota dissident, policy continues to support the swift growth of the Internet, and won't be good for Lin Hai and he notto attendthetrial in the prov- 113 Colint Navel: Thetrial painted stark picture Tens)yas Riot Police Patrol on the Eve of Nigerian Elections THEASSOC! The three-judge panel overruled the defense lawyers. against the Chinese government's growing unease about the free flow of ideas entering China via the Internet. While government through Lin’s legal counsel woundedthe officer, then fired his automaticrifle and also in- juredfive bystanders. No witnesses were allowed to court. Lin’s lawyers argued that a list of names was not proofthat Lin provided the addresses, and said they should beallowed to see all evidence against their client. strong e-mail database, one of the peace agreement halted more than seven months of combat in Dozens of people have died in sporadicclashessince an Oct. 12 lowed Lin’s lawyers to present their side in court, they faced in- ViP Reference involuntarily. Prosecutors also described other evidencethat was not producedin forthe presidential poll It is also an opportunityto fine- tune the voting proc "he na- tional electoral commission is in- experienced, and the political parties have vague platforms and are relatively unknown. Nigeria has a history of coups and military involvementin politics. The country has been ruled bycivilians for only10 years since gaining independence in 1960. 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