Cheng Lei's partner reflects on her incarceration as they still await the delayed result of her trial after one year. Read more here:
Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei was imprisoned in China in 2020.The sentencing has been delayed a fourth time and is now set down for April 19.
Friday marked one year since her case was heard in a closed trial, and Ms Cheng is yet to receive a verdict. The consular team also provides Mr Coyle with a welfare report, and the couple is able to intermittently write letters. Australia's ambassador Graham Fletcher was denied access to the court due to the case involving "national secrets".Foreign Minister Penny Wong marked the one-year anniversary of MS Cheng's trial on Friday, citing deep concerns for her and her family."We share the deep concerns of Ms Cheng’s family and friends about the ongoing delays in her case," Senator Wong said in a statement.
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