Mo Yan Calls For Release Of Jailed Compatriot

Trying to shake off his pro-Communist image, Chinese author Mo Yan, who won Nobel Prize for Literature on Friday called for the release of jailed compatriot Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo. ‘I hope he can achieve his freedom as soon as possible,’ said Mo 57, a former PLA soldier, who surprised the media by stating that he would work for the release of dissident Liu who is confined to prison even after he was awarded 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

Mo’s comments came as he was criticised in China for not speaking for the release Liu who was imprisoned for waging a pro-democracy struggle. But the author said he was criticised even by the members of the ruling Communist Party.