Member of C.E.C. Suspected of Part in Assassination Mr. Lieu Loo-ying, a member of the Central Executive' Committee of the Kuomintang, was arrested at 140 am. on Feb. 24 on Yunnan Road, by officers of the Chinese Garrison Commander's headquarters, Mr. Liew, who arrived In Shanghai recently, slayed in the Yangtze Hotel, and il was In front of this hotel that he_ was met by Chinese military detec~ th ves.
Several hours after his arrest, Mr. Liew appeared before Judge Feng in the First District Court when an application was made by Mr. Paul Ru, Assistant" Munieipol Advocate, and granted by the Judge, for Mr. Liew's temporary detention on. the ground that he was suspected of being concerned in the assassination of Gen. Yang Yung-tal, former chairman of the Hupeh Provincial Govern~ ment, in Hankow, 1996, and Mr. Tang Yusjen, former Vice-Minister of For= eign Affairs, in Shanghai, 1995.
The prosecution mentioned that the men from the Garrison Commander's office informed the Louza Police Sta tion of Mr. Lieu's arrest after they. had already held him. Mr. Liew, not knowing that the men holding' tim were public officers, shouted, which attracted the attention of a Chinese further investigations were necessary. No official despatch had been received from the Garrison Commander, It was pointed out, In answer to the Judge, Mr. Liew! said that his arrest—was a' great sur-' prise to him as he had nothing to with the assassination of either Yang or Mr, Tang. While he was in Hongkong, he received an inviolation to. proceed to Nanking to, allend the Third Plenary Session of the CEE. and he accepted and went to Nanking from where he had come fo Shanghai, Mr, Lieu said, The Judge ruled that Mr. Liew be brought before him again and a re= quest for Mr. Lieu's release on curity was not granted.
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