Xinhua News, 2009-07-13
After refusing to sign off on trial notes in protest against the non-inclusion of his arguments in a land use rights dispute, a Kunming (Yunnan Province) lawyer, identified only as “He,” was ordered handcuffed to a basketball pole by a Chengjiang County Court judge. He remained shackled there for forty minutes until the court's vice-president released him. The next day (11 July), the Yunnan Provincial High Court ordered an investigation of the incident that has resulted in a formal apology to the lawyer and “research into [how to] handle the relevant responsible parties at the court.”
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