On the morning of April 17, more than 200 appellants from various regions across China protested in Beijing, but were quickly arrested by police, according to a Beijing insider. The appellants gathered at Tiananmen Square to protest against corruption of the Chinese communist regime. Fifty eight appellants were later detained at Tiananmen police station.
It is reported that five to six hundred appellants planned to protest in Beijing, but many were intercepted en route. Appellants who made it to Tiananmen Square held banners that read, “Down with Corruption; Give Me Back Human Rights” and shouted, “Down with corruption!”
Large groups of non-local appellants have been entering Beijing recently, likely to be a few thousand arriving in the city daily, according to the Beijing insider. The courtyard of the Beijing Municipal Appeal Office is often crowded with appellants waiting inside and outside the entrance.
