Shen Liangqing, 35, a former Anhui public prosecutor, was detained on September 1, 1997, a few weeks after sending several open letters to the NPC requesting a reversal of the official assessment of the June 4 movement, the release of political prisoners and the implementation of social and democratic reforms. He was sent to the Hefei Number One detention center (Anhui). Shen Liangqing was found guilty of "counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement" at a December 1996 trial and sentenced in January 1997 to 17 months' imprisonment for his role in drafting, and distributing "subversive" pamphlets in Hefei in 1991. The court informed Shen that he would not be required to serve any more time provided that he did not appeal, as the 17 months that he spent in detention from his spring 1992 detention to his September 1993 release on bail would be counted toward his sentence. (Sources: Human Rights in China - New York)