A missing Hong Kong publisher has resurfaced in China. He was shown confessing to his crimes on Sunday, Jan. 17 on Chinese state television.

Gui Minhai, a Swedish national, went missing in October 2015. He was reportedly staying in Thailand when he disappeared, prompting speculations about his whereabouts.

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Gui explained that he handed himself voluntarily over to the authorities. He reportedly handed himself over after 12 years of running from a drunk-driving conviction. According to Xinhua, Gui was involved in a fatal accident that led to the death of a college female student in the eastern city of Ningbo in 2003.

Thousands of activists rallied in Hong Kong last week over the disappearance of several publishers, some of whom are known to be critics of the Chinese government.

Gui allegedly fled China while on a suspended two-year jail term. He told CCTV during an interview that, "I am taking my legal responsibilities, and am willing to accept any punishment."

Gui Minhai, 51, is one of five missing booksellers from Hong Kong . The others are Cheung Jiping, Lui Bo, Lam Wingkei and Lee Bo. Cheung Jiping and Lui Bo were last seen in mainland China in October 2015, the same as with Lee Bo, while Lam Wingkei was last seen in Hong Kong in October 2015.

Gui Minhai is a China-born Swedish national and the owner of the Mighty Current publishing house in Hong Kong. Protesters believe that he was unlawfully transported to China because of an unpublished book about the private life of the Chinese president.

Gui went on vacation to Thailand, but failed to return in October 2015 until he appeared on Chinese state TV.

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