U.S. Charges 40 Officers of Chinese Policy with Repression of Dissidents in U.S. and Operating an Illegal Police Station

On April 17, 2023,  the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York unsealed two criminal complaints, charging 44 defendants with various crimes related to efforts by the national police of the  People’s Republic of China (PRC) – the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) – to harass Chinese nationals residing in the New York metropolitan area and elsewhere in the U.S.[1]