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Xu Zhangrun was apprehended on Monday.
An outspoken critic of China’s rulers, Teacher Xu Zhangrun, has been released after 6 days in police custody, friends say.
The Beijing constitutional law professor was already under house arrest when he was apprehended on 6 July.
He had criticised China’s response to coronavirus and what he sees as a Mao-like cult of personality under China’s current leader, Xi Jinping.
The authorities have not confirmed his release from detention.
News of his release has originated from pals speaking to global media outlets.
One friend told the Hong Kong-bas