The interview with Gui Minhai was aired by CCTV on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Swedish embassy in Beijing said on Monday that it is still seeking clarification about Gui Minhai’s status despite a report aired by CCTV on Sunday.
Sweden is continuing "to seek clarifications from the Chinese authorities" on Gui's case, said Gabriella Augustsson, head of public diplomacy for the Swedish embassy in Beijing. "We still have no information regarding the man's exact whereabouts," Augustsson said.
"This is serious and we continue to work intensively to find out what has happened," she said.
Gui Minhai, who vanished from his apartment in Thailand last October, voluntarily returned to China to answer a conviction from 2004 for killing a student, state media said on Sunday.
Swedish deputy minister for finance Per Bolund – who is in Hong Kong to attend a financial forum – said Stockholm "is quite concerned about the development" and asked for more "openness" from the mainland authorities, according to a report.
The Swedish consulate in Hong Kong said it had no comment.
Earlier this month, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said it had raised Gui's case with the Chinese ambassador to Stockholm. Gui's daughter Angela, who is based in Britain, said on Sunday she believed the Swedish authorities were doing everything they could to help with the case.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei declined to elaborate on the case at a daily news briefing. "As for the relevant case, the media reports are already quite detailed," Hong said, adding he had nothing new to say.
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Last updated: 2016-01-18 HKT 17:19
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