Investigation into the ‘police stations’ established by China in Italy begins

According to the news in the Italian magazine L’Espresso, which is based on the non-governmental organization “Safeguard Defenders”, China has some 100 “police stations” around the world that operate to monitor their own people and send back the figures. dissidents. the country.

In the news in question, it was indicated that 11 of them were in cities such as the capital Rome, Florence, Prato, Bolzano, Milan and Venice, where the Chinese are concentrated.

Commenting on China’s “outposts” on Italian territory, which has become a topic of discussion in the press, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said: “There is no authorization from the Italian Department of Public Security with regarding the activities of the Chinese centers. I can assure you that the security forces will follow the matter with the utmost attention, along with intelligence. I will follow personally. We are trying to confirm. If an illegal situation is detected, I do not ignore the sanctions”. he used his statements.

Speaking to the Corriere della Sera newspaper on the subject, the head of the EU commissioner, Ursula von der Leyen, stated that if the news about the existence of Chinese police stations in the EU is confirmed, this would be “unacceptable”.

According to press reports, there are 300,000 registered Chinese in Italy. (AA)