Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/26
By: Miao Zong-han and Flor Wang
Taipei, Oct. 26 (CNA) The fate of a Taiwanese human rights advocate jailed in China
Kuan An-lu (管安露/CNA file photo)
remains unknown after he was transferred to another prison, despite Taiwan’s request for an explanation of the move that prevented a planned visit by the jailed man’s family.
China has yet to respond to Taiwan’s questions as to why and when Lee Ming-che (李明哲) was transferred from Chisan Prison in Hunan Province to Yancheng Prison in Hebei Province — the only prison administered by its Ministry of Justice, a Taiwanese official said Friday.
“But we now know that the Taiwan Affairs Office of Beijing Municipality can help arrange and coordinate a visit if the family of Lee hopes to visit him in China,” Kuan An-lu (管安露), a spokesperson of the Taipei-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), told CNA.
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) asked China on Thursday to provide an explanation of why Lee was transferred to another prison at a time when Lee’s family was about to visit him on Oct. 22. [FULL STORY]
