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A Civil Rights Lawyer’s Campaign Against Detainee Abuse in China Video Exemplifies Lawyer’s Civil Rights Campaign in China
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Pu Zhiqiang, the Chinese civil rights lawyer who was given a three-year suspended prison sentence on Tuesday, had campaigned for years to draw attention to travesties of justice in China’s courts, which often suffer from political interference.Pu Zhiqiang, the Chinese civil rights lawyer who was given a three-year suspended prison sentence on Tuesday, had campaigned for years to draw attention to travesties of justice in China’s courts, which often suffer from political interference.
For one such case he worked on before his detention in May 2014, he conducted a video interview with a disgraced official who said he was detained by Communist Party investigators without due process and was tortured during questioning.For one such case he worked on before his detention in May 2014, he conducted a video interview with a disgraced official who said he was detained by Communist Party investigators without due process and was tortured during questioning.
In this video, with English subtitles provided by the Journalism and Media Studies Center at the University of Hong Kong, the official, Xiao Yifei, describes his ordeal to Mr. Pu:In this video, with English subtitles provided by the Journalism and Media Studies Center at the University of Hong Kong, the official, Xiao Yifei, describes his ordeal to Mr. Pu:
Mr. Xiao said he had been subjected to “shuanggui,” an extralegal Communist Party investigation that isolates detainees from lawyers and relatives. A few months after the video was posted online, the police arrested Mr. Xiao on charges of taking bribes, which he denies having done, said Cai Ying, a lawyer familiar with the case.Mr. Xiao said he had been subjected to “shuanggui,” an extralegal Communist Party investigation that isolates detainees from lawyers and relatives. A few months after the video was posted online, the police arrested Mr. Xiao on charges of taking bribes, which he denies having done, said Cai Ying, a lawyer familiar with the case.
In September, Mr. Xiao was sentenced to 13 years in prison on those charges. He has appealed the verdict, but remains in custody at a police station in Shuangpai County in Hunan Province.In September, Mr. Xiao was sentenced to 13 years in prison on those charges. He has appealed the verdict, but remains in custody at a police station in Shuangpai County in Hunan Province.
Mr. Cai said he believed Mr. Xiao was arrested because he publicly discussed the torture he had endured. “This is a retaliatory strike by the authorities,” he said in a telephone interview.Mr. Cai said he believed Mr. Xiao was arrested because he publicly discussed the torture he had endured. “This is a retaliatory strike by the authorities,” he said in a telephone interview.
Calls to the Shuangpai County Public Security Bureau rang unanswered on Tuesday.Calls to the Shuangpai County Public Security Bureau rang unanswered on Tuesday.