Chinese Man Claims He Was Tortured
June 29, 2007
Chinese torture claims by Australian deportee
A Chinese man who was deported from Australia in April this year has claimed he was tortured after returning to China.
The man known as Mr Zhang had been seeking asylum in Australia since 1997, saying he feared persecution for supporting the 1989 pro-democracy protests and for organising a taxi strike in 1994.
He had spent the last two years in Sydney’s Villawood immigration detention centre, but was refused a Protection Visa.
Through a translator, he has stated that he was taken away and interrogated for 15 days as soon as he arrived in China.
‘The two PSB policemen pushed me down on the ground, one PSB man stepped on me and my hand was broken, the left hand, the middle finger,’ he said.
A spokeswoman for the Immigration minister, Kevin Andrews says he is seeking advice on the matter from his department.
The Radio Australia, June 29, 2007
