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Beijing Lawyers Detained for Protesting "Slot-Grabbing" of Court Hearing Attendance.

On July 15, Hou Zhiyuan, a lawyer from Beijing Zhongwen Law Firm, discovered more than ten people sitting in the gallery and reviewing case files without any security checks while attending a court hearing in Jinan. Suspecting that the relevant departments had arranged for them to "reserve seats" for the hearing, he took photos as evidence. As a result, the judge ordered him to be detained in a basement cell for 20 minutes, which caused him to s…
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On July 15, Hou Zhiyuan, a lawyer from Beijing Zhongwen Law Firm, discovered more than ten people sitting in the gallery and reviewing case files without any security checks while attending a court hearing in Jinan. Suspecting that the relevant departments had arranged for them to "reserve seats" for the hearing, he took photos as evidence. As a result, the judge ordered him to be detained in a basement cell for 20 minutes, which caused him to s…

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大纪元 Epoch Times broke the news in New York, United States on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
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