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Update: China Tainted Milk Activist Released?

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The AP is reporting that Zhao Lianhai, the father arrested for protesting China’s tainted milk scandal after his son fell ill with kidney stones, may have been released on medical parole.

If it’s true, however, it’s unclear what the conditions of his release are; his lawyer told the news wire that he had been unable to reach Zhao since a blog entry posted under his name on Tuesday stated that he had been paroled and was in a hospital seeking treatment.

The post also included an admission of guilt and an apology to the Chinese government. In a story headlined ‘Melamine Activist ‘Thanks’ Government‘ in the state-run Global Times, an excerpt from the entry read:

“I hope the incident will go away. It will be beneficial to the country, society and my family…I agree with the criminal punishment imposed on me by judicial organizations. I hope other people can stop discussing the matter…I support and am grateful to the government. And I apologize for the radical comments made against the government in the past.”

Read more about Zhao and his protest of food safety in China in my last post here.