The two suspects were arrested in connection with federal police investigations at an underground Chinese “police station” in New York.
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 4/17/2023 at 8:11 p.m., updated 4/17/2023 at 8:50 p.m
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The Chinese and American flags in Beijing, China, June 30, 2017. Fred DUFOUR / AFP
The American judiciary on Monday, April 17, announced the arrest of two suspects and the release of 34 indictments in an attempt to counter covert operations by Chinese police abroad, particularly a secret antenna operating across New York.
The two suspects were arrested in connection with federal police investigations at an underground Chinese “police station” in New York, a structure designated for espionage whose presence in other Western countries has been denounced, the Brooklyn federal prosecutor said at a news conference. Breon Peace.
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“troll farm”
In a separate investigation, 34 Chinese “Ministry of Public Security” officials are being charged for their participation in a “cell” accused of harassing “Chinese democracy activists” and “dissidents” outside China’s borders “particularly here in New York.” have. added the prosecutor. “This cell has an internet troll farm that is creating thousands of fake personas online, which they are using in a coordinated plot to harass, denigrate and threaten dissidents and activists around the world,” Breon described Peace.
All suspects “would be staying in China,” the American judiciary specified. A third investigation charges 10 other suspects, including “eight Chinese government officials” and “a former executive of an American telecommunications company who operated in China,” with online harassment and opponent identification. The company had been identified as Zoom in previous US media reports on the case.