Famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, activist, said he felt like he was robbed by the State, after more than a million-dollar deposit to the account of the Government. Deposit now allows him to contest the tax bills of which he served with, shortly after spending more than two months in custody.
Ai Weiwei showed reporters his admission to more than $ 1 million that he paid to the tax Bureau Beijing. It is necessary to pay that amount, with Wednesday as collateral before he could appeal the more than $ 2 million for back taxes that the Government served him with a couple of weeks ago.
The artist said officials received assurance of taxes, which means he can now resume her appeal to the administrative review.
Ai has been prepared to pay a deposit earlier this week, but officials initially refused because the two sides could not agree on how the money will be transmitted.
Earlier this year, Ai disappeared into detention for over two months. He called the experience was when he spoke to reporters outside the studio as he prepared to go to a meeting with tax officials.
"It's more or less like I'm hostage half years ago. Now, I pay the ransom and I feel I was robbed, but you know, officially, "said Ai.
Lawyer Xia Ling said they had completed the first step is to pay the deposit amount is required to continue to ask for review of administrative cases.
Xia said company called Beijing fake tax bill, Culture Development Limited, has two months to prepare and present the document. He said there is also another way of law, if the appeal request rejected.
Tax bills name Ai as what they call the company "control the people", but he was not officially registered as head of the company.
Ai is an artist best known for his international work to help design the 2008 Beijing Olympics, bird's nest Stadium. He became a vocal critic of the Government after a major earthquake that year, when thousands of children died in the shoddily built school buildings.
The Government says the tax evasion case against artists, but he said he had been told that he is persecuted for his outspoken about freedom of speech.
When Word spread earlier this month a huge tax bill, Ai supporters send money from around the country, improve enough for the amount required to file an appeal. The artist says he treats the contributions as loans, that he will reciprocate.
Tax authorities said they would not receive Ai Weiwei downpayment for more than two million dollar bill for back taxes
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