dr. lu's chart 08 made 19 specific demands of the p.r.c., including abandoning one-party rule in favor of instituting a separation of powers, composed of a legislative democracy and independent judiciary. abolition of the huko housing system that has victimized poor and rural chinese for decades and securing freedom of association, assembly, expression, and religion. charter 08 was released on december 10, 2008. although the communist party quickly censored it, over 10,000 journalists, consoli ors, business -- scholars and businessmen have signed it. two days prior to chart 08's release, on the eve of the 100-year anniversary of china's first constitution and the 30-year anniversary of beijing's democracy wall movement, the p.r.c. detained lu for his involvement in this charter. in june 2009 he was officially arrested and charged with inciting subversion of state power for his coauthorship of charter 08. after being detained for over a year, lu pled not guilty to inciting subversion of state p