CNHRA EVENT RECORD · CNHRA-E-615707
Wang Bingzhang: Cross-Border Seizure in 2002 and Life Sentence in 2003
Date
2002-06-27
Location
Mong Cai, Vietnam; Guangxi and Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Event Type
Disappearance · Detention · Trial · Sentencing
Human Rights Issues
Freedom of Expression · Right to Liberty and Security · Right to a Fair Trial
Record ID
CNHRA-E-615707
Summary
The commission describes his forcible removal from Mong Cai, Vietnam, on June 27, 2002 and subsequent Chinese police custody. Formal arrest came on December 5, a closed Shenzhen trial on January 22, 2003 and a life sentence on February 10, followed by a rejected appeal.[1]
Description
The commission describes his forcible removal from Mong Cai, Vietnam, on June 27, 2002 and subsequent Chinese police custody. Formal arrest came on December 5, a closed Shenzhen trial on January 22, 2003 and a life sentence on February 10, followed by a rejected appeal.[1]
The Lantos Commission relays family concerns about restricted visits, delayed correspondence and health, including reports of family visits in 2024.[1]
Developments
Seized in Vietnam
The commission describes Wang and companions being forcibly taken from Mong Cai into China and Guangxi police custody. Formal arrest followed in December and Shenzhen trial the next year.[1]
Sentenced to life imprisonment
The commission records a life sentence on espionage- and terrorism-related charges after a closed January trial and a later rejected appeal. Its updates relay family reports about imprisonment and restricted visits.[1]
Related People
Organizations
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Documents
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Sources
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CNHRA-S-942297Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Evidence location: Biography: medicine, China Spring in 1982, Vietnam in 2002 and 2003 sentencing.