On January 21, Xu Zhiyong’s lawyers, Liang Xiaojun and Zhang Lei, were quoted as saying that after being out of contact with the outside world for one year and six days, Xu Zhiyong was allowed to meet with his lawyers for the first Time at Linshu County Detention Center in Linyi, Shandong Province, for a remote video conference that afternoon.
The lawyer said that Xu Zhiyong looked in good shape, calm and optimistic, and was happy to see two lawyer friends, very concerned about various information from the outside world. The two lawyers informed him in summary of the international and domestic events in the past year, and also relayed the extensive concerns of the outside world. Xu Zhiyong thanked everyone for their concern and support, and he said that he has no regrets in being a true citizen and pursuing freedom, justice and love for China.
The lawyer also revealed that Xu Zhiyong had been mistreated by sleep deprivation for about 10 days in Beijing during the period of residential surveillance at his designated residence. And the conditions at the Linshu County Detention Center were poor, with each person provided with only 1 steamed bun for each meal.
It is reported that Xu Zhiyong and human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi, who were detained by the authorities during the “Xiamen arrests” in 2019, were recently transferred by the police to the prosecutor’s office for review and prosecution, and the authorities upgraded the charge from “inciting subversion of state power” to “subversion of state power. The charges have been upgraded from “inciting subversion of state power” to “subversion of state power”. The authorities have upgraded the charge from “inciting subversion of state power” to “subversion of state power.” The public is concerned that the two will likely receive heavy sentences if convicted.
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