His wife, Liu Xia, has been under effective house arrest since her husband won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, but had been allowed to visit him in prison about once a month. His wife Liu Xia was present, and was given the ashes, Zhang told a news conference in Shenyang. In the period after dealing with the death of Liu Xiaobo, she won't take anymore outside disturbances. Liu family lawyer Mo Shaoping told Reuters he did not know whether the cremation was in accordance with family wishes, however, as they had been unreachable. During the past couple of weeks, Liu Xia had been at the hospital as her husband's health deteriorated.

Source: bd News24 July 15, 2017 03:22 UTC