Sweden’s Culture Minister Amanda Lind presents the Svenska PEN Tucholsky Prize to detained Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai on Friday. Photo: AP
Chinese embassy in Sweden warns of ‘bad consequences’ after Gui Minhai gets literary prize
- ‘Giving an award to such a criminal is an outright political farce … wrong deeds will only meet bad consequences,’ mission says
- Comments echo warnings made earlier by Chinese ambassador Gui Congyou, who said Culture Minister Amanda Lind would not be welcome in China if she attended award ceremony
Sweden’s Culture Minister Amanda Lind presents the Svenska PEN Tucholsky Prize to detained Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai on Friday. Photo: AP