Written answers

Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Human Rights Issues

9:00 pm

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will inquire with the Chinese authorities into the current whereabouts and position of a person (details supplied), a Chinese national who was studying here, who was arrested for highlighting the persecution of Falun Gong while on a visit to China and has yet to return to Ireland to finish their studies [20523/12]

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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The records of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade indicate that the case of Mr Liu Feng was raised by Ireland – which at the time held the Presidency of the EU – at the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue in Dublin on 26-27 February 2004. Mr Liu was released later that year and returned to Ireland.

If the Deputy has further information on this case, officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade would be happy to follow up.

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