Simply untrue: China denies allegations of illegal police station in Netherlands

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Amid accusations of running illegal overseas police stations in several countries including the Netherlands, Chinas foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said these allegations are simply untrue.

This comes after a human rights group report published last month and the recent statement by the Dutch foreign ministry which is reportedly in the midst of investigating these allegations. Reports suggest that these illegal police stations are being used to harass dissidents and aimed to bring them back to Beijing.

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However, the foreign ministry spokesperson denied these allegations and said that they were Chinese service centres, helping people who could not return home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Furthermore, he stated that the security officials in these stations are strictly observing international law and are fully respecting the judicial sovereignty of other countries.

Meanwhile, the Dutch foreign ministry has stated that since the Chinese government never informed them about these centers through diplomatic channels it makes them illegal. They also told AFP that the ministry is now investigating the activities of the so-called police centres.

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The report titled, “110 Overseas: Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild, published by Safeguard Defenders, a Spain-based human rights NGO said that China has opened 54 such stations in different countries 30 countries including Europe, the UK, the US, Canada and Ireland.

(With inputs from agencies)

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