‘I’m a petitioner – open fire!’
Chaohua Wang: Beijing locks up its lawyers, 5 November 2015
“... It denounced the prevailing view that police, prosecutor and judge are courtroom comrades in arms battling against a common enemy – the accused and his lawyer. Six days later, Meng Jianzhu, the highest authority in China’s judicial system, gave a speech emphasising the importance of recognising the trial lawyer’s authority. The new measures were ... ”