Truth about arrested reporters?

The Wuwei city government will definitely become embroiled in conspiracy theories unless it comes clean as soon as possible about the three reporters who were arrested by local police on suspicion of blackmailing and extorting money from their clients.

An open letter allegedly posted online by Lanzhou Morning Post, the employer of one of the three reporters, casts doubts on the allegations of the Wuwei police, strongly believing that the reporters have been framed for their critical reporting on local affairs.

Until the Liangzhou district procuratorate announced their arrest on Jan 25, the three journalists were missing, and both their employers and their families had no idea about their whereabouts for more than two weeks.