Hong Kong, Oct. 14 -- The European Parliament has issued a strong rebuke against China, demanding the immediate release of Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, ten years after he was abducted in Thailand and later imprisoned in China.

Gui, a co-owner of Hong Kong's Causeway Bay Books, was seized from his Pattaya apartment in 2015 and resurfaced months later on Chinese state television, where he was seen "confessing" to a fatal drunk-driving incident. He was subsequently sentenced to ten years in prison on espionage charges, as reported by Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP).

According to HKFP, the European Parliament passed a joint motion last week urging Beijing to "immediately and unconditionally" release Gui and all others detained for peacefully e...