China: HRD under investigation and house arrest is demied access to lawyer (Update)

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Country
  • China
Initial Date
Nov 26, 2020
Event Description

On 26 November 2020, the Linyi Municipal Public Security Bureau in Shandong province once again rejected the request of the lawyer of human rights defender Ding Jiaxi to meet his client. The Public Security Bureau said that, as Ding Jiaxi is facing national security charges, allowing him access to legal counsel would "impede the investigation" or result in the "leaking of State secrets".

Impact of Event
1
Gender of HRD
  • Man
Violation
  • Denial Fair Trial
  • Judicial Harassment
Rights Concerned
  • Right to fair trial
HRD
  • Pro-democracy activist
Perpetrator-State
  • Police
Source

FLD

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 26 November 2020, Ding Jiaxi, pro-democracy defender under de facto house arrest and investigation, was denied access to lawyer by the police on frivulous arguments in Yantai, China.

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