Policemen remove tape from the entrance to the courthouse where disabled lawyer Ni Yulan, and her husband Dong Jiqin were being sentenced, in central Beijing April 10, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray
BEIJING (Reuters) - A disabled Chinese rights lawyer whose imprisonment stirred international concern said on Saturday she had been released after serving her two and a half year sentence and pledged to sue the police as well as pursue redress for her case.
Ni Yulan, who is renowned for defending people evicted from their homes, was sentenced to two years and eight month in prison in April 2012 for causing a disturbance and fraud.
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