HK police meet with bookseller Lee Bo

CHINA DAILY

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(CHINA DAILY) AnofficerfromtheHongKongpoliceandanofficerfromtheImmigrationDepartmentmetwithbooksellerLeeBoandtookhisstatementinahotelroomonthemainlandonMondaymorning.

HongKongpolicewerenotifiedbytheInterpolGuangdongliaisonofficeoftheGuangdongprovincialpublicsecuritydepartmentonFeb28.TheysaidLeewaswillingtomeetwithHongKongpoliceofficers.

Leerevealedthathewenttothemainlandvoluntarilyonhisown,butwiththehelpofafriend.Therehadbeennoabduction.Butherefusedtodisclosefurtherdetails.

Hesaidhewasnow“freeandsafe”onthemainlandandassistingwithacaseinvolvingaperson,surnamedGui.LeewillreturntoHongKongoncethiscaseissettled.

Leeaskedforhiscasetobeclosed,explaininghenolongerneededassistancefromtheHongKonggovernment.Healsorequestedthepolicetokeephiscurrentlocationasecret.

ThepolicehaveinformedLee’swifeaboutthemeetingandsaidtheywouldcontinuetomonitorthesituation.