(Canberra Comprehensive News) Australian Journalist Cheng Lei issued an open letter for the first time after being detained for three years suspected of national security, describing his experience in China.
Complex Reuters, Agence France -Presse, Bloomberg News reported on Friday (August 11) that Cheng Lei published a love letter called "25 million people", which was the first time she was detained in Beijing for the first time.open letter.The content of the letter was orally to the Australian consular in China, and then her partner Koil was released.
Cheng Lei wrote in the letter: "In my cell, the sun came in through the window, but I could only stand in the sun for 10 hours a year. I have never seen a tree in three years."
Cheng Lei also said that she missed her 11 -year -old and 14 -year -old children, and they are currently living in Australia with her grandmother.She said that whenever she wrapped herself in the quilt, she would "pretend that I was hugged by my family."
It was once the anchor of the financial program of China State State TV Station.In August 2020, he was detained by Beijing's official crimes for providing national secrets abroad.The Chinese court closed the case on March 31, 2022, but has not yet been judged, and Chinese officials have not disclosed the specific details of the case.
With the recovery of Sino -Australian relations, the Australian government has repeatedly expressed concern about Cheng Lei's detention and called on Beijing to release Chenglei.Koil also said that when China -Australia worked hard to improve the relationship, Cheng Lei was released to return to China with children.
Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian said on Friday that the Australian side has been making a voice for Cheng Lei and called on China to deal with the basic criteria for impartiality, fair procedure and humanitarian treatment in handling the matter.
Australian Prime Minister Albanis then said that he had mentioned the matter with Chinese officials before and said that "continuing to be detained into Lei cannot solve any problems."
Agence France -Presse quoted a written response issued by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman on Friday, saying that Chinese judicial organs will handle cases in accordance with the law to fully guarantee various legal rights into buds.The Australian side should also conscientiously respect China's judicial sovereignty and shall not intervene in any form of Chinese judicial organs to handle cases in accordance with the law.
