Chinese rights lawyer in remote jail denied visits
By ALEXA OLESEN | AP – 1 hr 47 mins ago
BEIJING (AP) — Relatives of an outspoken human rights lawyer jailed after being secretly held by Chinese security agents were told Tuesday that he is undergoing a three-month "education period" and will be denied visitors for at least that much time, his wife said.
Authorities told relatives who traveled to China's remote Xinjiang region to see Gao Zhisheng that he will be able to have visitors after the education period only if he behaves well, said Geng He, his wife. She spoke in a telephone interview from California, where she now lives.
"I don't know what they're up to, but this seems very wrong," said Geng. "And we still have no proof that Gao is actually in that jail."
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Gao was a galvanizing figure for the rights movement, advocating constitutional reform and arguing landmark cases to defend property rights and political and religious dissenters. He was convicted in the subversion case in 2006, but was released on probation.
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