China Change, September 18, 2015 Wife of human rights lawyer Chen Taihe issued the following statement yesterday: My name is Jiang Jie (江洁); I’m the wife of Chen Taihe (陈泰和), and I currently reside in San Francisco. On the morning of July 12, my husband Chen Taihe was taken away by domestic security police (国保) in Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The following day authorities issued the notice of criminal detention. On July 15, a friend put the notice online, and that very day I was summoned by the police and threatened with detention. Our home was raided twice on July 15 and 25. On August 5, I made the arduous journey to America, where I know no one, with my 7-year-old son. […]
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