MOSCOW (Sputnik) —Wang Yu's husband, lawyer Bao Longjun, was also arrested and charged with "incitement to state subversion," the BBC reported.
The pride of Chinese lawyers: WangYu arrested for "subversion" after 6month secret detention https://t.co/rj2ExNEGtf pic.twitter.com/lIi6Lyaq1h
— CHRD人权捍卫者 (@CHRDnet) January 14, 2016
More than 130 attorneys and legal staff were summoned for questioning in China in July 2015.
Earlier this week, Chinese authorities arrested seven other rights lawyers and their associates on similar charges.
#China formally arrests human rights lawyers detained for 6mo, incl Wang Yu. Defending rights not a crime #FreeThe20 pic.twitter.com/JceuZhojBY
— Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) January 14, 2016
