In a statement, Beijing Fake Cultural Development said the authorities held closed hearings, illegally detained several of its employees and never returned the company documents they seized.
Although he has been charged with tax evasion, he is not the legal owner of Beijing Fake Cultural Development, which fabricates much of his work.
In their public statements, the government claimed that Mr. Ai's design company, Beijing Fake Cultural Development, had evaded 15 million renminbi, or $2.4 million, in taxes.
Tax officials have said Mr. Ai's company, Beijing Fake Cultural Development Ltd., owes the equivalent of $2.4 million in back taxes and penalties.
Ai's wife, Lu Qing, the legal representative of Beijing Fake Cultural Development, was allowed into the court with Mr Pu and another lawyer.
Tax officials have said Mr. Ai's company, Beijing Fake Cultural Development, owes the equivalent of $2.4 million in back taxes and penalties.
According to the brief Xinhua article, police said the information came from their initial investigation into the company, called Beijing Fake Cultural Development Ltd. Ai's wife, Lu Qing, has said the company is actually hers, although it handles his affairs.
According to the state media, Mr. Ai, through his company, Beijing Fake Cultural Development Ltd., is accused of evading a "huge amount" of taxes and intentionally destroying financial documents.
Several of Mr. Ai's employees and associates were also detained in April, including the accountant and manager who help run Beijing Fake Cultural Development Ltd., the design company that is at the center of the tax charges.
Then they said he might be released if he could persuade Ms. Lu to sign a document stating he was in charge of Beijing Fake Cultural Development, the company registered under Ms. Lu's name.
