The nephew of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has been jailed for three years for assaulting a police officer.
Chen Kegui was detained by police during a scuffle when police raided homes of Gunagcheng’s relatives.
Guangcheng escaped from house arrest and fled to the US, but has since expressed concern about the safety of his relatives remaining in China.
Chen Kegui is accused of hacking and wounding police officers.
His father Chen Guangfu told BBC Chinese that the sentencing was unfair.
"I don't think that the verdict is fair. What my son did at the time is for self-defence, but for that he is now sentenced to prison for three years and three months," he said.
"He should have been found not guilty of any crimes because what he did to those who broke into his house [in] the middle of the night was for his self defence."
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