In Reversal, Chinese Lawyer Confesses, and Rights Groups Denounce His Trial
Chinese state news reports also said their transcripts were "fake news,"
and at the trial, Mr. Xie said his claims of torture were bogus, according to the court.
Changsha said that I feel ashamed and deeply remorseful for my past actions,
Chinese said that The legal authorities fully ensured my legitimate rights and did not extract confession through torture,
Human Rights Watch said that Never mind that the trial was closed to the public, and
that Xie was deprived of representation by a lawyer of his own choosing and of family contacts,
He and Mr. Liu were told that Mr. Xie did not want them as his lawyers,
and Mr. Xie was represented at the trial by lawyers who accepted much of the prosecution’s case.
"I wanted to end their interrogation of me as quickly as I could, even if it meant death," Mr. Xie told his lawyers, Chen Jiangang
and Liu Zhengqing, according to transcripts of their meetings that Mr. Chen vouched for as authentic.