Veteran dissident Qin Yongmin (秦永敏) was administratively detained for 10 days during the 2012 NPC/CPPCC Sessions by the Qingshan District Public Security Bureau in Wuhan, Hubei; he was then illegally detained an additional five days. Qin was illegally deprived of his right to meet with his family or contact those outside while he was detained. In this article on his experience, Qin writes that he has been detained 17 times since the beginning of 2012, resulting in a significant loss of property and severe physical and mental exhaustion. Taking these into consideration along with his already frail health, Qin has come to the decision that he can no longer bear any additional burdens and thus will not accept and further interviews from the press in 2012.
