To: Chief Li Jun Postzegel buitenland
Suzhou City People's Procuratorate
No.388 Jiefang East Road, Gusu District, Suzhou City
Jiangsu Province, 215000
People’s Republic of China
Copy to: Embassy of the People's Republic of China Postzegel Nederland
H. E. Ambassador Tan Jian
Willem Lodewijklaan 10
2517 JT Den Haag
E-mail:
(Plaats, datum)
Dear Chief Li,
I am writing to express my grave concern for prominent human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng (余文生). On 13 April 2023 Wensheng was taken into police custody while en route to the delegation of the European Union to China in Beijing.
On 6 January 2025, the Suzhou Intermediate People’s Court rejected Yu Wensheng’s appeal against his three-year prison sentence for “inciting subversion of state power”, passed down in a trial in October 2024.
Yu Wensheng has been imprisoned solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression. I therefore urge you to ensure his immediate and unconditional release. Pending his release, he should be treated humanely and in accordance with the (Implementing Measures of the) Prison Regulations.
Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.
Yours sincerely,
(Naam, adres)
