By Aaron Tu and Huang Hsin-po / Staff reporters, with CNABeijing late on Friday announced that Taiwanese human rights advocate Lee Ming-che (李明哲) is being held for suspected subversion of state power. It said it also called on the Chinese authorities to allow Lee’s relatives to visit him and to release him immediately after the investigation’s completion. The Straits Exchange Foundation yesterday also called on Chinese authorities to release evidence related to the case. Lee on March 19 went missing after entering China from Macau and was later confirmed to have been detained by Chinese authorities. Beijing has also refused to discuss Lee’s case with Taiwanese authorities and has ignored requests to allow Lee’s wife, Lee Ching-yu (李凈瑜), to visit him.

Source: Taipei Times May 27, 2017 15:56 UTC