CNHRA EVENT RECORD · CNHRA-E-686638
Qin Yongmin: 2015 Detention and Thirteen-Year Sentence in 2018
Date
2015-01-09
Location
Wuhan, Hubei
Event Type
Detention · Arrest · Trial · Sentencing
Human Rights Issues
Freedom of Expression · Right to Liberty and Security · Right to a Fair Trial
Record ID
CNHRA-E-686638
Summary
CHRD records secret confinement after January 2015, criminal detention on March 30, formal arrest on May 6, indictment in 2016 after supplementary investigations and lawyer access in August 2017.[1]
Description
CHRD records secret confinement after January 2015, criminal detention on March 30, formal arrest on May 6, indictment in 2016 after supplementary investigations and lawyer access in August 2017.[1]
The profile also reports Zhao Suli’s disappearance, later brief contact with relatives and close surveillance, and restrictions on family visits to Qin.[1]
The same profile records trial in Wuhan on May 11, sentencing to thirteen years on July 11 and rejection of appeal on September 26, 2018. China’s Chinese-language reply identifies subversion and defends the proceedings and judgment.[1][2]
Developments
Again deprived of liberty
CHRD describes Qin’s seizure after a short administrative detention and secret confinement with Zhao Suli. His Rose Team issued statements, supported petitioners and sought registration; other members also faced detention.[1]
Formally arrested
The profile records formal arrest after January custody and criminal detention in March, followed by supplementary investigations, indictment in 2016 and prolonged restrictions on counsel.[1]
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Sources
- [1]
CNHRA-S-147253Chinese Human Rights Defenders
Evidence location: Case table and Background: Rose Team, 2015 measures and 2018 proceedings.
- [2]
CNHRA-S-568329Chinese government / OHCHR
Evidence location: HRC/NONE/2019/39: organization and first-instance judgment; terminology differs within the translation.