Chinese human rights lawyer could face spying charges
Beijing-based attorney Zhang Kai was seized by security officials after offering legal support to churches battling a controversial church cross demolition
A cross atop the Lower Dafei Catholic church topples after being cut down by a Chinese government worker in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province in July. Photograph: Didi Tang/AP
A cross atop the Lower Dafei Catholic church topples after being cut down by a Chinese government worker in eastern China’s Zhejiang Province in July. Photograph: Didi Tang/AP
A Chinese human rights lawyer who disappeared into police custody last month after joining the fight against a government drive to take down church crosses could face spying charges.
