Chinese activists Sophia Huang and Wang Jianbing expected to face court
- Police in Guangzhou have handed the cases over to prosecutors
- Lawyers have not been able to see their clients or review their case files
Two activists in southern China are expected to face trial soon, with police handing their cases over to prosecutors for investigation.
Guangzhou police barred Huang from leaving China six months ago when she tried to go to London via Hong Kong for a master’s programme at the University of Sussex on a Chevening scholarship. Wang, a close friend who was travelling with Huang to Shenzhen, was also taken in by the police.
Lawyers were denied access to them over national security concerns.
An arrest notice previously sent to the detainees’ families said both were charged with trying to subvert state power but it is not known if the charge has been changed
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Free Xueqin&Jianbing, a Twitter account set up by friends to advocate for the activists’ release, said their cases had been passed to prosecutors who would prepare for trials.
