China accused of illegal police stations in Netherlands

Amsterdam : The Chinese government has been accused of establishing at least two undeclared “police stations” in the Netherlands, a media reported.
The media report cited evidence that the “overseas service stations”, which promise to provide diplomatic services, are being used to try to silence Chinese dissidents in Europe.
A spokesperson for the Dutch Foreign Ministry said the existence of the unofficial police outposts is illegal, the BBC reported.
The Chinese embassy however, said that it was not aware of their existence.
The investigation was sparked by a report by the Spain-based NGO Safeguard Defenders.
According to the organisation, the public security bureaus from two Chinese provinces had established 54 “overseas police service centres” across five continents and 21 countries.