Poland Court Considers Sending Falun Gong Follower to Trial in China

  • Swedish citizen Li Zhihui faces extradition on fraud charges
  • Case could spur fresh debate on Europe’s approach to Beijing

Poland’s Supreme Court in Warsaw.

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The Polish Supreme Court barred sending a Falun Gong practitioner to China for trial in a case that underscores debate over Europe’s attention to human rights issues in the world’s most populous country.

Li Zhihui, a Chinese-born Swedish national, has been held in Poland pending extradition to China since he was detained at Warsaw Chopin Airport on an Interpol notice almost two years ago.