Beijing has slammed the EU Parliament's decision to award the prestigious Sakharov Prize to a jailed Chinese dissident - je 24.10.2008 08

As we just heard from Clifford, Beijing has slammed the EU Parliament's decision to award the prestigious Sakharov Prize to a jailed Chinese dissident, calling it gross interference in its domestic affairs. Hu Jia was jailed for libel earlier this year for speaking out against human rights abuses in China. Chancellor Merkel has made a point of pressing Chinese officials to free the dissident.