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| Subject: Via ANCAPS: Chinese civil rights under new threat Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:04 am | |
| BEIJING: A proposed change in the Chinese criminal code that would allow authorities to detain suspects for up to six months in a secret location is a dangerous step backwards for the country, activists said.
The change would essentially enshrine what has become a common practice for silencing dissidents, many of whom have disappeared for months without formal charges being filed. Under the change, the suspects can be held without their family members or lawyers being notified.
The proposed change in the law was disclosed last week in the respected Legal Daily.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/chinese-civil-rights-under-new-threat-20110828-1jgjc.html
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