Detention
Yuan was taken into police custody in Jixi, Heilongjiang on May 24, 2008. Yuan was formally detained on May 29 and arrested on suspicion of "subversion of state power" on June 30. His wife, Zhang, was detained at the same time on charges of "disturbing social order," and was later released on bail on July 2, 2008. Yuan was formally arrested on June 30, 2008, and remained in police custody until his trial.
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“I would like you to understand completely, also emotionally, that I’m a political detainee and will be a political prisoner, that I have nothing now or in the future to be ashamed of in this situation. That, at bottom, I myself have in a certain sense asked for this detention and this sentence, because I’ve always refused to change my opinion, for which I would be willing to give my life and not just remain in prison. That therefore I can only be tranquil and content with myself.”
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