A small cell with no window, a mattress on the floor, lights that are never turned off and constant surveillance by secret service officers - these are the conditions Australian journalist Cheng Lei could be facing while she is detained in China.
A 10 square metre cell with no window, a mattress on the floor, lights that are never turned off and constant surveillance by secret service officers; these are the conditionsEarlier this week, China’s foreign ministry revealed that the prominent television presenter was being held on suspicion of “national security” offences,
The details of why Ms Cheng, who worked for Chinese state broadcaster CGTV, has been detained are still unclear, with Chinese officials only stating she is “suspected of carrying out illegal activities endangering China’s national security”.China says questioning of Australian journalists rushed home was part of 'normal' law enforcement
Despite being subjected to a significantly less-severe form of detention, Dr Feng said he still underwent long periods of interrogations and was requested to undertake a lie detector test. He is unable to reveal the details of his detention. “It does provide an opportunity for the outside world to know the mental or physical condition of her, if her family or the Australian government are prepared to take some risk to disclose this situation.”
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