The Chinese government denied the versions that indicate clandestine centers that arise from the complaint of a non-governmental organization in defense of human rights.
China denied this Wednesday the existence of “secret police stations” in United Kingdom, as denounced on Tuesday by the British government, which accused the Asian giant of managing entities in its territory to persecute opponents. “China scrupulously respects international law and the judicial sovereignty of all countries,” said Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry.
According to the official, “China urges the British side to respect the factsto stop hyping things up and smearing China, as well as to stop putting obstacles in the way of China-UK relations.”
Earlier, the United Kingdom referred to reports of undeclared police stations in the country, classified as “extremely worrying”which the British government described as unacceptable in the context of intimidation of foreign citizens by China or other States.
British police carried out an investigation into repeated allegations of the non-governmental organization for the defense of human rights Safeguard Defenderswhich ensured the operation of police stations in three British locations.
However, the British Minister for Security, Tom Tugendhat, revealed that no indications of illegality by the Chinese state were found: “I can confirm that, to date, they have not identified any evidence of illegal activity on behalf of the Chinese state at these sites.”
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“We assess that police and public scrutiny have had a suppressive impact on any administrative role these sites may have had,” he added.
China responds to complaints about clandestine police stations
“These supposed secret police stations simply do not exist”insisted the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to the complainant NGO, which is based in Spain, the centers collaborate with the Chinese police to carry out “operations to maintain order in foreign territory” and intimidate expatriates from the Asian giant.
In addition, they pointed out the presence of clandestine police stations in other countries besides the United Kingdom, such as the United States and France.
Source: Ambito
