Despite
holding Swedish citizenship the writer and publisher appeared to be waiving his
right to consular support, saying: "I truly feel I'm Chinese, my roots are
still in China."
One of five missing Hong
Kong booksellers has reappeared in a detention centre on Chinese state TV.
In a tearful, televised
"confession," Gui Minhai said he had voluntarily handed himself in to
authorities in order to take responsibility for a fatal drink-driving incident
in 2004.
He had already been tried
and given a two-year suspended sentence at the time, but Mr Gui now says he
fled his probation in 2006, and is "returning to surrender by personal
choice, it has nothing to do with anyone".
He added: "This is a
personal responsibility that I ought to bear."
Chinese state news agency
Xinhua said that he had "surrendered to public security organs" in
October, but gave no details about the nature of that surrender, or how he had
been transported to China, having last been seen at his holiday home in
Pattaya, Thailand.
Swedish citizenship the writer said.........
"So I hope that Sweden
will respect my personal choice, respect my rights and privacy and let me solve
my own problems."
An EU spokesperson has
previously described the disappearance as "extremely worrying".
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