Complex sentence: Gao Zhisheng (b.1966) is a Chinese army veteran and self-taught lawyer who was disbarred, detained, and tortured by the Chinese secret police after taking on human rights cases.
Split into simpler sentences: Gao Zhisheng (b.1966) is a Chinese army veteran and self-taught lawyer. He has been disbarred, detained, and allegedly tortured by the Chinese secret police after taking on human rights cases.