Woman among 12 Hongkongers in sea arrest ‘denied right to meet lawyer’, as authorities on both sides of border urged to show transparency

A woman who was among 12 Hongkongers arrested at sea and detained in Shenzhen was denied her right to meet a legal representative, according to her lawyer who has urged local and mainland Chinese authorities to discuss the matter and show transparency.China’s coastguard announced on August 26 that they had stopped 12 activists from Hong Kong in Chinese waters, with the group believed to be fleeing to Taiwan. The suspects were remanded in Yantian district in Shenzhen, and little was known about…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3100422/woman-among-12-hongkongers-sea-arrest-denied-right-meet