Harvard Girl appeals to Obama for Rescuing Prisoned Chinese Fiance

Julie Hams, an American girl graduated from Harvard University, has applied for an audience with the higher Chinese authorities to appeal for releasing her Chinese fiance for five months. She even tried to ask Obama for help during his visit to China.

Julie met her fiance, a security custody clerk in 1999, at which time she was writing a book about travelling for a press in China. They originally planned to get married this year. Unfortunately, her fiance is now sentenced to prison on charge of housebreaking.

The incident that causes her fiance to be in prison is a fight between his brother and a guy named Liu Shi Xun in the same village. Liu Shi Liang, her fiance, had a fight with Liu Shi Xun afterwards. The first sentence by the judge is five years for Liu Shi Xun, he did not feel satisfied with the result and lodged an appeal, and the second one comes as prison for Liu Shi Liang.

Julie is confused at this result, especially the charge of housebreaking. She knows people do not ask for permission to enter the neighbour's hourse in the small Chinese villages. The lawyer also says it is very strange since this charge only applies for the very serious case. Julie has to believe Liu Shi Xun has secured advantages through connections and intentionally makes out this result. Her love towards her fiance spurs her to ask for an audience with the higher authorities to change this sentence.

But her appeal does not go smoothly. She finds that she barely see the leaders. Most of them do not show up in their office, and even their subordinates do not know where they are. Out of ideas, she even tries to ask Obama for help during his visit to China, but he refuses to meet her.

"I think some places in China, law still cannot be seperated from human relations."

Now Julie does not know what to do next, all she hopes is to overcome the difficulties in present.