The Chinese police have had two illegal police stations in the Netherlands since 2018. China is likely using the agencies to put pressure on Chinese residents in the Netherlands. Writing it Follow the money in RTL news Tuesday.
Police stations are located in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms in a conversation with NU.nl that the establishments are illegal. “Appropriate action will be taken. We take this very seriously.”
At least two Chinese police forces are said to be active in our country. The Dutch government was never informed of their actions. On paper, for example, the Chinese can renew their driving license there, but RTL news in Follow the money they conclude after their own research that critical Chinese in our country are under pressure from these localities.
The media writes that Chinese government sites and news platforms can read that police stations are gathering information. According to experts, this is also against the rules.
In September, the Spanish human rights organization Safeguard Defenders concluded that 36 of these Chinese police stations are active in Europe. Two of them are therefore located in the Netherlands. According to the Dutch media, the employees are mostly ex-military and former employees of the intelligence services.
