Court Dismisses Yunnan Man's Lawsuit Seeking Accountability Results After He Was Wrongly Detained Over Discussing Officials on WeChat Moments
On August 10, 2026, the Yuanjiang County Court in Yunnan dismissed an administrative lawsuit filed by a man named Gao Guanghua. Gao had previously been wrongly detained for four days after questioning officials on WeChat Moments; after the police withdrew the penalty and offered compensation and an apology, the court ruled that the results of the police officers' accountability were an internal matter and, according to law, would not be made public.