The director of the Shandong Xiaoqiao law firm was held in criminal custody after raising a medal near Beijing justice in March this year, and the case was transferred to Qingdao in Shandong in April, after which he was granted bail pending trial. The latest public information of 2 October indicates that the Qingdao police were brought or summoned on several occasions during the time of the Kai bail; On 1 October, he received another telephone call from the District Police Station, claiming that he had been informed of the statement made by the police force of the Qingdao City Public Security Department at their request.

From legislative recommendations to administrative sanctions

Born in 1970, a Shandong Wai Hai, who worked in the public security organs, was converted into a practising lawyer after 2004, and later founded Shandong Xiaoyi Law Office. In August 2023, he and other legal practitioners submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress a legislative proposal to abolish the offence of “silentness” which, according to him, was vague and could easily be extended in judicial practice.

In 2024, the Aoshima City Judicial Service imposed administrative penalties on Kay for one year of suspension of his practice, for example, for “violation cases” and for the corresponding penalties on his firm. During the hearing, Yu Kay and his representatives denied the findings and argued that it was within the right of citizens to make proposals to the National People ' s Congress, in accordance with the law, and that the public discussion of legal issues should not be considered a violation of the law.

原始来源 · chinahrc.org权利运动:遭抓捕的山东人权律师于凯案情及简历chinahrc.org ↗

The controversy has since extended from the administration of the Bar to criminal proceedings: after the resumption of public activities in Kai, complaints, including through the presentation of cards, have repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the Bar Management System and the administration of justice in Aoshima.

于凯律师案件资料图|来源:Chinese Human Rights Defenders
于凯律师案件资料图|来源:Chinese Human Rights Defenders · 查看图片来源 ↗

Beijing was arrested and the case was transferred to Qingdao

On 26 March 2026, Kai presented a card near the Beijing judiciary and submitted materials on the list of “focusing on controlling lawyers”, the Association's autonomy, the annual bar examination, etc. Radio Free Asia reported on 30 March that he was subsequently taken away from the West City Bureau of the Beijing City Public Security Bureau and detained in criminal custody on 27 March; His lawyer, Li Kuo-Pei, met with Kai on 31 March.

In early April, Lee's application for bail was rejected for one time. On 9 April, Yuke was taken back to Shandong by the Qingdao Jinshan Public Security Officer and taken to the Aoshima First Prison, where the case was transferred from Beijing to Aoshima. On 26 April, in Huey, he was granted bail and returned home.

原始来源 · rfa.org自由亚洲电台:山东律师于凯北京举牌遭刑事拘留rfa.org ↗

The day after his release, Yu Kai told the Quilion: "My business is about you"

程军本人保存的与于凯微信对话截图。2026年4月27日,于凯在获释后表示“我的事牵扯到你,我先将您微信删除,再会”|来源:程军本人提供
程军本人保存的与于凯微信对话截图。2026年4月27日,于凯在获释后表示“我的事牵扯到你,我先将您微信删除,再会”|来源:程军本人提供
原始来源 · msguancha.com民生观察:于凯律师已被转至青岛第一看守所msguancha.com ↗

The China Focus Founding Officer Force provided the magazine with a copy of the interview with the Kaiser Dialogue that it had kept. The screenshot shows that on 27 April, at 0704 hours, Yukay said to the Allied Coalition Forces: “Brother, I'm coming out. I'll leave it to you for the sake of the children of Beijing. “and then asked to delete the information previously provided about his release and to say, “I left a tail, so I will not go back to my business”.

A few minutes later, Yu Kai told the troupe that my business was with you, and I'll remove your tweaks and see you later. The Quakers then returned to `Fine'. This first-hand record of dialogue shows that, on the day after his release, Yu Kai took the initiative to request a reduction in the dissemination of information on the case and to make it clear that his affairs were “involved” in the military, thus removing the two sides' minor ties.

This dialogue complements the follow-up to a previously undisclosed case that was publicly reported: after the removal of Kai from Beijing, the case was transferred back to Qingdao and released, he began to actively shrink contacts with the outside world and to disseminate information on the case, and the " Focus China " founder was the one he had explicitly mentioned as a associate.

The Qingshima police continue to come and summon after taking the bail

On 2 October, OMV reported that after Kai ' s bail was taken on 26 April, security officers had visited his home three times and informed him twice that he was at the police station to receive a summons. On the morning of 1 October, in Jukay, again received a telephone call from the police station of the district, claiming that he had been sent to the police station at the request of the “Political Security Unit of the Qingdao City Public Security Agency”; Yukay refused the non-compulsory notice.

The report also stated that Kai was on remand for trial on suspicion of “silent crime” after being taken back from Beijing by the Qingdo police. The Beijing phase reports described the reasons for his detention as “suspected of disturbing public order”.

The law enforcement procedures faced by Kai lasted for more than six months, from the March Beijing card-raising to April when the case was transferred back to Qingdao and secured, and to October when the Qingdao Public Security requested his statement.

原始来源 · msguancha.com民生观察:于凯取保候审期间被警方多次传唤和家访msguancha.com ↗

From the custody of lawyers to criminal proceedings

The Government of the Republic of Korea has long promoted the abolition of the “prosecution crime”, the autonomy of lawyers and public criticism of lawyers in the administration of the profession. The timeline between his punishment for the administration of justice and his detention after the Beijing placard, and his continued public contact after the case was returned to Qingdao, was a focus of the administrative and criminal legal risks faced by lawyers after they had publicly criticized the judicial system.

The day after Kai was released in April, he told the Allied Forces that “my affair is with you” and deleted the two sides' micro-links; Six months later, Qingdao Public Security continued to contact Kai. Two previously dispersed leads were thus linked: on the one hand, the ongoing public security process and, on the other hand, the voluntary contraction of contacts and information dissemination after the person was released.

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