China releases American priest after 20 years in prison
Kyiv • UNN
David Lin, an American priest, has been released from a Chinese prison after nearly 20 years in jail. He had been sentenced to life in prison on fraud charges that the United States considered unjustified.
China has released an American priest after almost 20 years in prison. This is reported by AFP News, according to UNN.
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China has released American priest David Lin, who spent almost 20 years in prison.
Lin had been imprisoned since 2006 and sentenced to life in prison on fraud charges. However, according to the US, his sentence was unjustified.
For many years, China has held several American citizens in prison on various charges.