Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/01/25
By: Miao Chung-han and Flor Wang
Lee Ching-yu (李凈瑜/CNA file photo)
Taipei, Jan. 25 (CNA) Lee Ching-yu (李凈瑜), the wife of jailed Taiwanese democracy advocate Lee Ming-che (李明哲), has again been denied approval to visit her husband in the Hunan province prison in which he is being held, the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) confirmed Friday.
“Lee’s application to visit her husband was again recently rejected by prison authorities without an explanation,” SEF spokeswoman Kuan An-lu (管安露) said.
Kuan suggested that the prison may have turned down Lee’s request to visit her husband earlier this month because of the heavy traffic expected in China ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday.
But she urged the Chinese side to fully protect the rights of the imprisoned person and his family and said the SEF will continue to help his family members relay their concerns to Chishan Prison. [FULL STORY]