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A Briton awaiting trial in Greece over a protest against the Beijing Olympics has expressed fears the case will be postponed until after the Games to embarrass China. Jason Leith, 34, faces up to five years in prison if convicted of attempting to damage a historic monument after attending an Olympic flame-lighting rite in Olympia in October. He was one of 3 activists who held posters, added a Tibetan flag and banners saying “No to genocide games” at the event. Leith, who works for the Free Tibet movement, said the trio was arrested moments after manifesting symptoms and had no...
