Yahoo apologises for action on Chinese dissident journalist
Yahoo has apologised for failing to provide full information to US lawmakers investigating the case of a Chinese "cyber dissident" imprisoned by Beijing, the Internet giant has said.
By Agencies |
WASHINGTON: Yahoo has apologised for failing to provide full information to US lawmakers investigating the case of a Chinese "cyber dissident" imprisoned by Beijing, the Internet giant has said.
Yahoo, whose executives have been summoned to a congressional hearing next Tuesday on the case involving Chinese journalist Shi Tao, said its original statements to lawmakers in February 2006 were accurate, and that the company only later discovered more information about the matter.
Michael Callahan, Yahoo's executive vice president and general counsel, apologised in a letter to the House of Representatives committee on foreign affairs.
In the letter, Callahan said his original testimony was "truthful" but that he discovered pertinent information about the case months later.
"I neglected to directly alert the committee of this new information and that oversight led to a misundersntos, chair of the panel, last month asked company officials to appear at the hearing and said his committee "has established that Yahoo provided false information to Congress in early 2006."
Callahan and Yahoo chief executive officer Jerry Yang were asked to appear at the upcoming hearing.
In 2006, Callahan said Yahoo had no information about the nature of the Chinese investigation of Shi Tao.
Yahoo officials said months later the company learned that the case involved "confidential information" but that this did not seem significant enough to alert lawmakers. Later, a new translation of documents indicated the case involved "state secrets," according to Yahoo.
Yahoo, whose executives have been summoned to a congressional hearing next Tuesday on the case involving Chinese journalist Shi Tao, said its original statements to lawmakers in February 2006 were accurate, and that the company only later discovered more information about the matter.
Michael Callahan, Yahoo's executive vice president and general counsel, apologised in a letter to the House of Representatives committee on foreign affairs.
In the letter, Callahan said his original testimony was "truthful" but that he discovered pertinent information about the case months later.
"I neglected to directly alert the committee of this new information and that oversight led to a misundersntos, chair of the panel, last month asked company officials to appear at the hearing and said his committee "has established that Yahoo provided false information to Congress in early 2006."
Callahan and Yahoo chief executive officer Jerry Yang were asked to appear at the upcoming hearing.
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In 2006, Callahan said Yahoo had no information about the nature of the Chinese investigation of Shi Tao.
Yahoo officials said months later the company learned that the case involved "confidential information" but that this did not seem significant enough to alert lawmakers. Later, a new translation of documents indicated the case involved "state secrets," according to Yahoo.
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