EP President Hans-Gert Pöttering, who announced the prize said: "By awarding the Sakharov Prize to Hu Jia, the European Parliament firmly and resolutely acknowledges the daily struggle for freedom of all Chinese human rights defenders."
„Piešķirot Saharova balvu Hu Jia , Eiropas Parlaments stingri un apņēmīgi atzīst visu Ķīnas cilvēktiesību aizstāvju ikdienas cīņu par brīvību,” teica Hanss-Gerts Poterings.