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Sui Muqing is a Guangdong rights lawyer who was detained and placed under residential surveillance at a designated location during the 709 crackdown. His license was later revoked after he continued rights-defense work.
709 / rights-defense reconciliation update — 2026-09-14
Current-status evidence: FORMER 709 DETAINEE / DISBARRED RIGHTS LAWYER
Sui Muqing is a Guangdong rights lawyer who was detained and placed under residential surveillance at a designated location during the 709 crackdown. His license was later revoked after he continued rights-defense work.
Source: verified/corroborating record.
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Current-status update — September 14, 2026
Status: Released and not currently classified as imprisoned. The controlled record documents the 709 detention/RSDL period, January 2016 release, 2018 disbarment, a 2024 Qingdao police summons and public rights-defense activity through November 2025.
Exact 2026 restrictions and current activity remain under verification. Later legal advocacy does not imply restoration of his law license.