Wednesday, January 4, 2012

China has denied that an Indian diplomat was mistreated

China has denied that an Indian diplomat was mistreated during an angry court hearing in the city of Yiwu.

Delhi complained after S Balachandran was reportedly denied medication when trying to secure the release of two Indians held hostage by local traders for allegedly failing to pay debts.

Indian media report that the two Indians are now being moved from a hotel in Yiwu to Shanghai.

The two Indians had earlier told Indian television they were being treated "like animals".

On Tuesday, India warned its businessmen they were not safe to trade in Yiwu.

At a press briefing China's foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said: "Relevant media reports that the Indian consular official from Shanghai was forbidden from eating or taking his medication while in Yiwu and was surrounded and attacked do not accord with the facts. "China is a country ruled by laws, which pays great attention to relations with India," he said. "China hopes that India treats this matter objectively and fairly," he said.

China's ambassador to India, Zhang Yan, met foreign affairs officials in Delhi on Wednesday and assured them that "serious attention" was being given to the plight of the two traders.

 

Sources:
BBC News

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