Outspoken Chinese Rights Lawyer Who Defended One of Hong Kong 12 Loses License
Lu Siwei's license is suspended by the Sichuan provincial justice department over his allegedly "inappropriate remarks" about the case.
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Lu Siwei's license is suspended by the Sichuan provincial justice department over his allegedly "inappropriate remarks" about the case.
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China court confirms prison sentence to human rights lawyer 2 minutes read Beijing, Dec 28 (efe-epa)- A court in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu has confirmed a 4-year prison sentence to well-known human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng for inciting subversion against state power, his wife Xu Yan informed EFE on Monday. According to Xu, the defense attorneys she hired to appeal the sentence, Lin Qilei and Lu Siwei, received the verdict on Saturday, after which they proceeded to notify her. However, Xu underlined that the document confirming the sentence received on her mobile phone – whi...
28 Dec 2020 Zhou Qiang, president of the Supreme People's Court bows as he prepares to deliver a speech during the second plenary session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 25 May 2020. EPA-EFE/FILE/ROMAN PILIPEY / POOL Beijing, Dec 28 (efe-epa)- A court in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu has confirmed a 4-year prison sentence to well-known human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng for inciting subversion against state power, his wife Xu Yan informed EFE on Monday. According to Xu, the defense attorneys she hired to appeal the sentence...
Eight of the group are accused of an illegal border crossing, while two are suspected of organising for others to cross the border. Two minors, including a sixteen-year-old, will face non-public hearings.