2016年CRI ＂Missing＂ Hong Kong Bookseller Turns Himself in to Police

 

Appearing in a televised interview by China Central TV, Gui Minhai admitted that he turned himself in to mainland police last October.

"This is my due responsibility. I do not want anyone or any institution to be involved or get in the way of my returning. Although I now hold Swedish citizenship¹, I still think of myself as Chinese. My roots are in China. I hope the Swedish authorities will respect my personal choices, my rights, and my privacy, and allow me to deal with my own issues." 

Gui is the owner of Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong.

On a night in December of 2003, Gui struck and killed a female college student in Zhejiang province. 

Gui was then convicted of drunk driving and sentenced to two years in prison with a two-year reprieve² in August 2004. 

A police officer dealing³ with the case still remembers the tragic⁴ accident. 

"As you can see from Gui Minhai's Blood Alcohol Test report, he was driving with 1.14 milligrams of alcohol per milliliter of blood. This is well above the legal limit of drunk driving."

At that time, family members of the victim voiced objection to Gui's sentences and demanded harsher punishment.

As such, Gui said he decided⁵ to flee abroad using fake ID, as he was worried that he would eventually end up in jail. 

In the following years, Gui has teamed up with partners to engage in business abroad. 

The turning point came when Gui failed to see his sick father who died in last June. 

"As an escaped prisoner, I could not go back to see my parents. They are both over 80 years old. In 2015, my father died of cancer, and I even lost the chance to attend his funeral. And my mother also fell sick. I really want to see her again while she's still alive. 

So, I decided to turn myself in and I am willing to accept any punishment."

Police investigation⁶ suggests that Gui is also linked with other crimes, and further probes are still underway. 

For CRI, I am Wang Mengzhen.

1 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

2 reprieve   

n.暂缓执行（死刑）；v.缓期执行；给…带来缓解

参考例句：

• He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来。
• The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.本应停运的铁路线获准多运行6 个月。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。