DHAKA: The brother of blind activist Chen Guangcheng has gone missing, a lawyer said on Saturday.
Days ago he fled his village in north-eastern China to seek help for his son who has been detained in a case that has become a rallying point among rights activists.
Chen Guangfu, the eldest brother of Chen Guangcheng, fled his home in Shandong province and arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to seek legal help for his son, Chen Kegui, who is being held on an attempted murder charge.
He appears to have become the latest target of the government’s reprisals against Chen Guangcheng’s family in the wake of the blind activist’s escape from his village in late April after 19 months of detention at home.
Chen Guangcheng took refuge in the United States embassy, where he stayed for six days and sparked a diplomatic crisis between China and the US.
BDST: 1717 HRS, MAY 26, 2012
Edited by Robab Rosan, Cultural Affairs Editor
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