Lawyer Yu Kai May Be Criminally Detained; Lawyers Bao Longjun and Wang Yu Have Already Left the Police Station
On March 28, 2026, this outlet learned that Bao Longjun and Wang Yu left the police station today, while lawyer Yu Kai may have been criminally detained.
First, lawyer Yu Kai has gone missing. As of the morning of March 28, 2026, there had been no news of lawyer Yu Kai for more than 24 hours; friends had been unable to contact him since the morning of March 27. The latest news is that lawyer Yu Kai may have been criminally detained.
Second, regarding lawyer Bao Longjun, at noon on March 27, 2026, Bao Longjun received a call from the Xicheng Branch of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau asking him to come over. Lawyer Bao Longjun then went there with lawyers Li Guopei and Zhang Xinnian, after which Bao Longjun was taken into the case-handling center of the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau and remained there; his phone could be connected, but no one answered. The latest news is that he has left the police station.
Third, regarding lawyer Wang Yu: At noon on March 27, 2026, after a meal, lawyer Lu Siwei and lawyer Wang Yu were drinking tea together at a location when more than a dozen police officers suddenly arrived. They forcibly separated lawyer Lu Siwei and lawyer Wang Yu, and then forcibly took lawyer Wang Yu away. Since then, there has been no news of lawyer Wang Yu. His phone can be connected, but no one answers! Lawyers Bao Longjun and Wang Yu appear to have been taken under police control and taken away at around 14:00 on the 27th. The latest news is that they have all left the police station.
In addition, lawyer Lu Siwei was forcibly taken to Fusuijing Police Station of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau at the time and gave a statement, which was completed at approximately 8:00 p.m. He was not allowed to leave after completing the statement and was only permitted to leave later. That evening, lawyers Lu Siwei, Li Xiongbing, Zhang Lei and others went to the law-enforcement and case-handling center of the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau, but were refused any information. Earlier, two lawyers attempted to submit the authorization documents to represent lawyer Yu Kai, but police from the Xicheng District Public Security Bureau unlawfully refused to allow defense lawyers to become involved, citing the reason that “the case is under investigation and documents are not being accepted.”
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