famous artist in China, looking thinner after 81 days of detention, said: ". I'm fine ... I'm on bail Please understand "
after 81 days of detention, the most famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, returned home to a man much thinner and remarkably quiet.
"I'm fine. I will," said the artist of 54 years, the Guardian in a telephone call shortly after his release on bail. "I'm back with my family. I am very pleased. "
state news agency Xinhua said police released him "for his good attitude in the confession of their crimes" and a chronic disease.
Speaking from his home in northern Beijing, the artist usually openly said he could not comment further, saying: ".. I'm on bail, please understand "
sister Ai Gao Ge, said: ". I am very very happy ... thank you all, including our friends in the media for their assistance and support to date "
His mother, Gao Ying, told NPR that the family "will not sleep tonight."
disappearance of the artistApril 3 provoked international condemnation, with political leaders calling for his release and the events in the world of art. He disappeared after being arrested by airport authorities in Beijing, where he was to board a flight to Hong Kong.
Officials said police were investigating him on suspicion of economic crimes, but police never formally notified his family of his detention, which is supposed to take one day of a suspect.
The Xinhua report on the release of Ai said. "The decision was made taking into account that Ai has repeatedly said he is willing to pay the taxes evaded, Beijing police said false Cultural Development Ltd, a company controlled by AI, was found to have a huge amount of evaded taxes and records intentionally destroyed, police said. "
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include the design help of Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing last year and the installation of the turbine hall of sunflower seeds from the Tate Modern. However, it has become well known for its activism as for his art - but suggested that it was not easy to draw a line between the two
It is the most prominent of dozens of activists and dissidents arrested, detained or harassed in recent months of what activists call the harsh punishment of China on human rights in more than a decade. Many are still detained, and many of those who were released are understood to have been released on strict conditions.
The decision comes days on bail prior to Ai Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Europe, where leaders are expected to press for the release. It is impossible to know whether the events are connected. Although China has often released dissidents on the eve of important political visits, he has not done recently.
- a message on the official Twitter page for the EU president, Herman Van Rompuy said. "Happy to know that Ai Weiwei was released"
Lu said he saw mentally troubled and tense, despite appearing to be in good health and being treated for diabetes and hypertension.
Nicholas Bequelin, a researcher at Human Rights Watch Asia, welcomed the release of Ai. "His arrest was political, and his release is political. The result is a national and international outcry forced the government of this resolution ... I think that Beijing realized how damaging it was to keep the most famous artists of China in jail, "he said.
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