A lawyer detained for nearly four months because of his role in a landmark attempt to sue authorities in China’s northern province of Shaanxi has been released and returned to Beijing on Tuesday.
The detention of Zhu Jiuhu, a lawyer retained by Shaanxi private oil well investors who say the government illegally seized their assets, had raised questions about China’s commitment to the rule of law.
China frees lawyer jailed for oil well protest role – Mure Dickie
Posted by Sophie Beach | Sep 21, 2005
