Brandi Swindell – Follow Up

Brandi SwindelAs report here last week, a follow Believer and friend journeyed to Asia to protest China’s human rights policies. This friend, Brandi Swindell, was arrested twice for 1) unfolding a banner in Tiananmen Square that read “Jesus Christ is King” and 2) for holding a prayer / news conference in said square. Brandi and two other teammates where held for 10 hours by the Chinese police before being returned to Los Angeles.

Mahoney (Editor: one of Brandi's teamates) said uniformed Chinese officers confiscated the banner and escorted them out of the square.

"I asked, 'Are we under arrest?"' Mahoney said. "They said, 'No.' I asked, 'Can we leave?' They said, 'No."'  (source: AP)

The full follow up story can be read here.