Tokyo | Jailed Australian citizen and democracy advocate Dr Yang Hengjun has appealed to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to bring him home from China, hoping his re-elected government can now focus on getting him back to Australia for urgent medical care.
Yang is a Chinese-born Australian citizen who was detained in 2019 on espionage charges and sentenced to death, with a two-year reprieve. He has waived his right to appeal and now seeks medical parole or transfer on humanitarian grounds.
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Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com
