Australia is concerned about the treatment of a Chinese-born Australian writer a...
SYDNEY - Australia is concerned about the treatment of a Chinese-born Australian writer arrested in China on suspicion of espionage and will support his rights despite being told by Beijing not to interfere, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday.
Yang Hengjun, a former Chinese diplomat turned online journalist and blogger, was last week formally arrested by Chinese authorities, seven months after he was detained in the country. Yang, whose legal name is Yang Jun, has been detained since January and has not been allowed access to his lawyers or family, although Australian embassy officials have meet with him, the Australian government has said.Canberra has said Yang was being held in harsh conditions and that it expected him to be treated in accordance with human rights law. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said Australia should not interfere in its legal process.
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