Liu’s unconditional release sought
The wife of Chinese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, who is serving an 11-year jail term for inciting subversion of state power, is demanding “unconditional” release of her husband and also considering appealing to a higher court to seek retrial in his case.
world Updated: Oct 14, 2010 02:51 ISTPTI
The wife of Chinese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, who is serving an 11-year jail term for inciting subversion of state power, is demanding “unconditional” release of her husband and also considering appealing to a higher court to seek retrial in his case.
“We're seeking unconditional release of Liu Xiaobo ... I will not accept any condition from authorities in exchange for his release,” Liu Xia, who herself is under house arrest here, told the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post.