Does Yang Hengjun have any legal hopes left after receiving a suspended death sentence in China?
- Written by Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University
The Chinese-Australian academic and writer, Yang Hengjun, has been detained in China for five years on suspicion of spying for Australia.
A secret trial was held in 2021 with no family, friends or Australian consular officials permitted in the courtroom. The verdict was then delayed at least seven times, according to Amnesty International.
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