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An Australian businessman has been jailed in China after allegedly headbutting a police officer during a confrontation at a courthouse.
Nick Wilshire, 46, from Hobart, Tasmania, was arrested in May following an alleged altercation with police and court officials in Ganzhou.
Mr Wilshire, the deputy chairman of the China Australia Chamber of Commerce, has lived in China for 24 years and is known for helping expatriates navigate the country's legal system.
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expatriates → see → system
He had gone to the courthouse to seek bail for a friend's father, who was serving an 18-year prison sentence for fraud.
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who → go → fraud
Mr Wilshire told The Australian the confrontation began while he was waiting inside the courthouse.
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he → tell → courthouse
He claimed court staff harassed him before he responded by jokingly throwing a court official's hat out the door.
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he → claim → door
But things 'turned nasty' when security guards told him he needed to give a police statement.
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he → turn → statement
He claims officers then handcuffed him and pushed him to the ground.
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officers → claim → ground
'The next thing you know, this policeman came over and kicked me, as hard as he could in the shins,' Mr Wilshire said.
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Wilshire → know → shins
Nick Wilshire spent two weeks in a Chinese detention centre in May after he allegedly headbutted a police officer.
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he → spend → officer
He was then bailed by his wife Coco Huang (pictured)
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He → bail → wife
Mr Wilshire, who is from Tasmania, is known for helping expats and foreign businesses in China (pictured at the United Nations)
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who → know → Nations
'So I was extremely worried and I lifted my head, because I was frightened, and accidentally headbutted him in the nose.
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I → lift → nose
Then he punched me in the head twice.'
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he → punch → head
Mr Wilshire was detained for two weeks following the alleged incident and claims he was also kicked and punched in the head while in custody.
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he → detain → custody
He said to me: "If I had a gun I would shoot you in the head".'
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I → say → head
Prosecutors claim the police officer suffered 'minor injuries' during what they described as Mr Wilshire's 'violent' assault.
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they → claim → assault
Mr Wilshire said he initially believed he would be charged with 'obstructing official duties'; however, the charge has since been upgraded to 'assaulting a police officer.'
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If convicted of the more serious offence, he could face up to 14 months in jail.
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Mr Wilshire is now on bail in Huizhou, in China's Guangdong province, but is barred from travelling to Beijing to meet Australian consular officials or to Hong Kong, where he runs a business.
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He believes the prosecution is part of a deliberate attempt to silence him and prevent him from becoming involved in his friend's father's case.
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In China, once the prosecutors decide to prosecute then the chance of jail is very, very high,' he said.
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he → decide → jail
The retrial in Ji Heping’s case will take probably 10 months to go through, so they put me in jail for 10 months to stop me from getting involved in this case.
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they → take → case
I know it sounds a bit crazy, but I’ve been here for a long time – I honestly believe the way that everything has been done, that there’s a conspiracy to try and shut me up.'
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The Australian Embassy has reportedly told Mr Wilshire it cannot intervene in another country's judicial process and advised him to seek legal representation.
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it → tell → representation
His court-appointed lawyer has since withdrawn from the case.
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lawyer → appoint → case
The Daily Mail has contacted the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for comment.
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