Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife Xu Yan were detained by police on April 13 on their way to the embassy of the European Union (EU) in Beijing. Independent lawyers attempted to approach Yu’s family for power of attorney, only to find Yu’s 18-year-old son was under police control in the family’s home, a source has told The Epoch Times.
The Chinese language edition of The Epoch Times learned from the source on April 17 that two independent lawyers wanted to represent Yu and his wife to defend their rights.
On Apr. 16, the lawyers—Song Yusheng and Peng Jian—visited Yu’s home in Mengtougou District, Beijing, to have Yu’s son sign the power of attorney so they could take up his parents’ case, but police blocked them, the source said….