The Straits Times, 9 June 2011

BRUSSELS – EUROPEAN Parliament president Jerzy Buzek expressed dismay on Wednesday at threats of ‘forceful eviction’ against Chinese dissident Zeng Jinyan and her three-year-old daughter.

‘I learned today that human rights defender Ms Zeng Jinyan may face forceful eviction from her apartment in the Yantian District of Shenzhen City in China, together with her three-year-old daughter,’ said Mr Buzek, a former Polish premier and Solidarity activist. ‘Reports concur that this is happening under the pressure of local authorities.’

Mr Buzek, who recalled meeting Ms Zeng during a visit to China last year, said that ‘expelling Ms Zeng from her apartment for no apparent reason would be unjust and completely unfounded’.

‘In case of a forceful eviction I expect an open and independent investigation by the Chinese authorities into this case.’ Ms Zeng has used her Internet blog to challenge China over the detentions and current imprisonment of her husband, Mr Hu Jia.

Mr Hu was jailed in April for three-and-a-half years on subversion charges, after he used blogs, e-mails, and interviews with foreign reporters to highlight rights abuses in China.
Mr Buzek underlined he expects Mr Hu to be released ‘at the latest on June 26 of this year when his sentence is supposed to end.’ — AFP

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