The European Union is pushing for the immediate release of the Chinese periodical that informs about the COVID-19 in Wuhan

Brussels – The European Union (EU) on Tuesday announced the “immediate” release of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan, who held a tribunal in Shanghai four years old for its coverage in the initial moments of COVID-19 in the city of Wuhan.

“The EU is pushing for the immediate release of Senator Zhang Zhan,” said the spokesman for the EU High Representative for External Politics, Josep Borrell, who said he needed a decree from lawyers and human rights defenders who are currently on trial. encuentran in prison in China.

Zhang stepped up preventive detention from his detention the past month and may have condoned “provoking altercations and creating problems.”

The report added that “because of the cripples, Sen. Zhang has been suffering from torture and malpractice during his detention and his health has been severely deterred,” because it is “crucial”, that is, to receive medical assistance.

According to official documents that were issued in November, the periodical is accused of distributing “false information” on social media such as Twitter, Youtube or Wechat (the Whatsapp Chinese) and which deals with foreign media.

First of all, Zhang has been detained since he passed the protest in Hong Kong.