Following the detention of China???s human rights advocate lawyer, Hu Jia, his defending lawyer, Li Jingsong, has been closely monitored by plainclothes police officers and prevented from getting out of his house.
On 27th of December last year, Beijing Police Bureau detained Hu Jia under the criminal charge of of inciting to overthrow the government???. Afterwards, Hu Jia???s wife, Zeng Jinyan was placed under house arrest. Zeng Jinyan???s communication with the outside world was cut off completely; she was neither allowed to step outside the door nor allowed to accept any visitors.
Li Jingsong had met 56 writers, lawyers and academics who jointly petitioned and called for Beijing to fulfil its promise of improve human rights when bidding for the Olympic Games, and release Hu Jia immediately.
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