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Congress to Probe Yahoo! Over Jailed Chinese Journalist

Dan Nystedt writes on InfoWorld:

A U.S. congressional committee plans to investigate whether or not Yahoo lied during testimony over its role in a human rights case in China that sent journalist Shi Tao to jail for 10 years.

The chairman of the House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee announced the probe on Friday in a statement posted on the committee's Web site, and vowed to hold the company accountable.

"Covering up such a despicable practice when Congress seeks an explanation is a serious offense," a quote attributed to Representative Tom Lantos of California said.

posted by Fergie @ 8/06/2007 09:31:00 AM