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His nephew, Chen Kegui, is believed to have been detained inrelation to a clash he had with officials who reportedly broke intohis home after discovering that the activist had escaped in lateApril. The nephew's arrest notification allegedly says he is suspected ofattempted "intentional homicide," said Liu Weiguo, alawyer who volunteered to defend Kegui but has yet to see thenotification document himself. Liu said at least one localcommunist party official was injured in the April 26 fight but noone died. Local Shandong police in the city and county overseeing Chen'svillage said they weren't aware of the situation with Chen'sfamily. Local communist party publicity officials could not bereached. Police in the activist's town are searching for the nephew's wifeand have threatened to detain his mother,Chen Guangcheng said. The Chinese Human Rights Defenders, a network of activists inChina, said around a dozen of Chen's relatives in the village of Dongshigu are under some form of house arrest, including Chen's cousin andthe cousin's son. The group says its activists have direct contact with ChenGuangcheng's extended family members, and that they are vulnerableto retaliation by the local authorities. "Even when the international spotlight is on Chen, hisextended family has been cut off from communicating with theoutside world, and his nephew is in police custody," said WangSonglian, a researcher with the group. "What is going tohappen once the spotlight shifts? It is extremely worrying." A self-taught legal activist, Chen gained recognition among humanrights campaigners at China and abroad for crusading for thedisabled and fighting against forced abortions in his ruralcommunity. But he angered local officials in Shandong, where he wasconvicted in 2006 on what his supporters say were fabricatedcharges and served four years in prison. He then faced an abusiveand illegal house arrest. His dramatic flight to the US Embassy in Beijing last month triggered a diplomatic standoff that was resolved withan agreement between the two government for Chen to travel to theUS to study. But while he waits in a Beijing hospital for his family's traveldocuments, his extended family is increasingly coming underpressure over his escape, he said. "I hope that this issue gets some attention and that lawyersare able to meet the family and sign to entrust the case tothem," Chen said. "They won't let the lawyers enter thevillage and won't let them interact with the family. In turn, theyare taking revenge on my family like this, it is simply toooutrageous.". I am an expert from coilwindingwiretensioner.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Ruby Coil Winding Nozzle , Toroid Coil Winding Hook, Electronic Wire Tensioner,and more.
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