INCOMMUNICADO:Lee Ching-yu, who was barred from visiting China in April, said that her husband’s court-appointed lawyer has asked her to travel to China for the trial
Taipei Times
Date: Sep 07, 2017
By: Abraham Gerber / Staff reporter
Taiwanese human rights advocate Lee Ming-che (李明哲), who has been detained in
Lee Ching-yu, wife of Taiwanese human rights activist Lee Ming-che who is detained in China, speaks at a news conference in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Wang Yi-sung, Taipei Times
China since March, is to stand trial soon, his wife, Lee Ching-yu (李凈瑜), said yesterday, adding that she is traveling to China to see him.
“I must see my husband, and I cannot wait to see him,” Lee Ching-yu said.
She said she would apply for a new Taiwanese compatriot permit today after receiving a call yesterday from a man named Zhang Zhongwei (張忠偉), who said he was the court-appointed lawyer for her husband.
Lee Ming-che has been held incommunicado since entering China from Macau on March 19 on what his wife says was a mission to share Taiwan’s experience with democratization. [FULL STORY]
