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China's Procuratorate Removes Lawyers Hired by Detainees' Families
China has detained 12 Hong Kong pro-democract activists in Shenzhen for over 72 days. The lawyers hired by their families have recently lodged complaints against China's Yantian District Detention Center for unlawful acts, as they have been rejected demand for information about the state-appointed lawyers. The lawyers suspected that the Chinese authorities have deceived them.
One of the lawyers said that the Procuratorate in China told them over the phone on Nov 2, 2020 that their clients [detained Hongkongers] had "already hired two lawyers", so that they were no longer representing the lawyer. The lawyers described such reply as 'totally irrelevant to the inquiry '.
While the 12 Hongkongers are still held incommunicado in Shenzhen, the Chinese authorites have repeatedly refused the family-hired lawyers' visits. The lawyers also received calls from China's Ministry of Justice in the past few days, ordering them to terminate their appointments with the detainees.
The detention center claimed that the detainees had hired two lawyers, who are suspected to be the state-appointed lawyers.
Source: Stand News #Nov2
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China's Procuratorate Removes Lawyers Hired by Detainees' Families
China has detained 12 Hong Kong pro-democract activists in Shenzhen for over 72 days. The lawyers hired by their families have recently lodged complaints against China's Yantian District Detention Center for unlawful acts, as they have been rejected demand for information about the state-appointed lawyers. The lawyers suspected that the Chinese authorities have deceived them.
One of the lawyers said that the Procuratorate in China told them over the phone on Nov 2, 2020 that their clients [detained Hongkongers] had "already hired two lawyers", so that they were no longer representing the lawyer. The lawyers described such reply as 'totally irrelevant to the inquiry '.
While the 12 Hongkongers are still held incommunicado in Shenzhen, the Chinese authorites have repeatedly refused the family-hired lawyers' visits. The lawyers also received calls from China's Ministry of Justice in the past few days, ordering them to terminate their appointments with the detainees.
The detention center claimed that the detainees had hired two lawyers, who are suspected to be the state-appointed lawyers.
Source: Stand News #Nov2
#CCPLaw #ChineseProcuratorate #HumanRightsLawyers