Print By Larry Neumeister and Eric Tucker - Associated Press - Monday, April 17, 2023
New York — Two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret
police outpost in
New York City on behalf of the Chinese government, the
Justice Department said Monday. “New York City is home to New York’s finest: the NYPD,” U.S. Attorney Breon Peace, the top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, said at a news conference announcing the arrests. “We don’t need or want a secret police station in our great city.” Officials separately announced charges against more than three dozen members of China’s national police, accusing them of creating and using fake
Social Media accounts to locate and harass dissidents in the
United States. The cases are part of a series of Justice Department prosecutions aimed at disrupting Chinese government efforts to target Chinese dissidents, including those promoting pro-democracy views, and stifle their speech. ____ Tucker reported from Washington. Copyright © 2023 The
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