Family visits jailed lawyer

THE family of jailed lawyer Gao Zhisheng said yesterday Chinese authorities had allowed them to visit him, confirming for the first time since he disappeared nearly two years ago that he is alive and well.

Gao Zhiyi said he had seen his brother, but added it was “not convenient” to say more. The lawyer’s wife Geng He said her father and Gao’s brother saw him for half an hour on Saturday in a remote jail in Xinjiang.