方斌因不滿2020年疫情爆發初期官方隱匿真相，自行前往武漢各家醫院拍攝紀錄，於2月1日意外拍到武漢第五醫院5分鐘內拖出8具遺體的震撼畫面。他把影片上載到YOUTUBE和微信後，隨即被警方逮捕，雖然在輿論的壓力下，方斌幾小時後被釋放，但去年2月9日方家遭消防員破門，方斌被便衣公安再度帶走，時至今日依舊下落不明。
Fang Bin was angry that the Chinese government tried to cover up the #COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020 and went to various hospitals in Wuhan to video-record what he saw as a citizen journalist. On 1 February 2020, he accidentally filmed that in front of Wuhan No. 5 Hospital, eight corpses were taken out within 5 minutes. After uploading the shocking video to YouTube and WeChat, he was immediately detained by the police and was released a few hours later due to public outcry. He was later detained again on 9 February at his home, where firefighters first broke down the door and plainclothes police broke into his home and took him again. Since then, his whereabouts remain unknown.
姓名： 方斌 (Fang Bin)
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職業：服裝商人
被拘捕日期：2020年2月9日
被拘捕地點：消防員到方斌住所破門，便衣警察其後將他帶走
被拘捕罪名：公安僅口頭回覆家屬，方斌最初涉嫌煽動顛覆國家政權，後來改為涉嫌尋釁滋事罪
正式被捕日期： 未知
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關押地點：未知
案件簡介：
方斌原為中國武漢一名服裝商人，因不滿2020年疫情爆發初期官方隱匿真相，自行前往武漢各家醫院拍攝紀錄，於2月1日意外拍到武漢第五醫院5分鐘內拖出8具遺體的震撼畫面。他把影片上載到YOUTUBE和微信後，隨即被警方逮捕，雖然在輿論的壓力下，方斌幾小時後被釋放，但去年2月9日方家遭消防員破門，方斌被便衣公安再度帶走，時至今日依舊下落不明。
方斌已被失蹤長達一年。方斌家人曾多次到派出所查詢，公安僅口頭回覆，方斌最初涉嫌煽動顛覆國家政權，後來改為涉嫌尋釁滋事罪，但對其羈押的地點、身心狀況等則無法知曉。當局亦無向家屬出示任何法律文件。
參考更多資料：
https://hk.appledaily.com/china/20210306/JQRKZQWDEVGFHJ37LVGKLKLZRE/
方斌的推特: https://twitter.com/GuqZJRTOvbqbGub
資料更新：2021年3月18日
Name: Fang Bin (方斌）
Date of birth: Unknown
Occupation: Garment businessman
Date of detention: 9 February 2020
Location of detention: Firefighters broke down Fang’s door and plainclothes police broke into his home and took him away.
Ground of detention: The police only verbally informed his family that Fang Bin was initially on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power”, but his charge was later changed to “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”.
Date of formal arrest: Unknown
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Location of detention/imprisonment: Unknown
Description:
Fang Bin was a garment businessman in Wuhan City, China. He was angry that the government tried to cover up the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020 and went to various hospitals in Wuhan to video-record what he saw as a citizen journalist. On 1 February 2020, he accidentally filmed that in front of Wuhan No. 5 Hospital, eight corpses were taken out within 5 minutes. After uploading the shocking video to YouTube and WeChat, he was immediately detained by the police and was released a few hours later due to public outcry. He was later detained again on 9 February at his home, where firefighters first broke down the door and plainclothes police broke into his home and took him again. Since then, his whereabouts remain unknown.
Fang Bin has been missing for more than one year. Fang Bin’s family has visited the police station many times to make inquiries into his conditions. The police only responded verbally that Fang Bin was initially on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power”, but his charge was later changed to “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”. The authorities refused to disclose his whereabouts and his physical and mental conditions. The authorities did not show any legal documents to his family.
For more information:
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-02-03/china-wuhan-coronavirus-censorship
Fang Bin’s Twitter account: https://twitter.com/GuqZJRTOvbqbGub
Updated on: 21 March 2021
