Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Ai Weiwei cousin freed but others from his circle still missing

6:04 AM | Posted by Free Game Zone | | Edit Post

Chinese artist Zhang Jinsong

driver released, but officials silent on the fate of his friend, the designer and the counter

police issued a cousin of Ai Weiwei, after being granted bail the artist himself.

Ai was released on bail on Wednesday night after 81 days in custody "because of his good attitude in confessing their crimes" and a chronic disease, Xinhua news agency.

, 54, told the Guardian he was happy to be back with his family, but was unable to comment further. He looked tired and thinner than before his disappearance.

The mother

Ai, Gao Ying, Zhang Jinsong said his nephew, who had worked as a driver of the artist returned to his home in a good mental state, but he had lost about 9 kg (20 lb .) Zhang disappeared a few days after his cousin.

"They went home and family can see. We are all very happy. For whatever happens to be an end, and now we are pleased with the result of what happened for us, "said Gao.

used to say he was delighted that Zhang would be released "because he was in the case because my son." The 43 year old cousin, known to his friends as Xiao Pang, traveled and worked closely with Ai.

three other partners who disappeared shortly after AI are still missing.

The Xinhua report on the release of Ai, police said claims that a company controlled by the artist who has survived a lot of taxes and intentionally destroyed records. He said the decision to grant bail reflects the fact that he had repeatedly stated its willingness to pay taxes.

Family

But Ai said the charges are retaliation for his social and political activism connected to them - friends and colleagues - were developed in

include friend Ai Wen Tao, 38. Married Wen, Shi Jing, said his family had received no information about it.

"I am always concerned about Wen Tao and fear it could be sued there," said his friend Wu Yuren, an artist who has been tried but never convicted of assaulting a police officer in what he said was retaliation for his activism.
  • In his first public comments since his release on bail in April, Wu said, "I am concerned about the direction this country goes especially for intellectuals and artists, we're all concerned are less. . and less space. "
Mingfen Hu, 55, the accountant of the company that managed the affairs of M, and Liu Zhenggang, 49, a designer who worked on the study of the artist, are also absent.

the question of whether the police kept the trio, and if so, why, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, Hong Lei said. "China is a country under the rule of law to the specific situation please consult the appropriate authorities."


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