Taipei, April 14 (CNA) Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-che (李明哲) was expected to be released from prison in China Thursday after serving a five-year sentence for "subversion of state power" and return to Taiwan Friday, a source said Thursday.
Taiwanese democracy advocate Lee Ming-che (李明哲) is expected to return to Taiwan today after being released from prison in China yesterday, a source involved in the case has said.
After serving a five-year sentence for “subversion of state power,” Lee was to travel to Xiamen in China’s Fujian Province to fly back to Taiwan after being discharged from Chishan Prison in Hunan Province, the source said, without providing the time of his release yesterday.
A flight schedule at Gaoqi International Airport in Xiamen showed that Xiamen Airlines flight MF887 was the only flight to Taipei today. The flight was to depart at