Chinese police detect protesters with cell phone signals
China has been going under some hard times now with protests, and now more information came through.
"CNN, one of the leading US media outlets, wrote that the Chinese police used cell phone signals to detect protesters. Hundreds of activists in the capital Beijing took to the streets against the "zero Kovid" application on Sunday. It was reported that the protests on the banks of the Liangma River ended without major clashes in the early hours of Monday, while the police later called the demonstrators by phone.
Chinese police detect protesters with cell phone signals
A demonstrator, who participated in the protests in Beijing and did not share his identity, argued that the police called him and said that his mobile phone signal had been detected in the protest area. When the protester said in the recording of the phone call that CNN listened that he was not in the action area, the police asked him, "Then why does your mobile number appear there?" she asked. In addition, the activist was requested to go to the police station and give a written statement.
Police also said in the speech that the order came from the Beijing Municipality Public Security Bureau. However, the bureau did not respond to CNN's request for comment.Two protesters, who did not reveal their identities, claimed that their mobile phones were confiscated while in custody. Activists stated that they were told that they could come and get their phones a week later. Another demonstrator claimed that photos and the WeChat messaging app were deleted from his phone, which was confiscated by the police.
Some activists who spoke to the UK's public broadcaster BBC and did not share their identity claimed that the police called the demonstrators by phone, and when they could not reach them, they went to their homes. All mobile phone users in China are required by law to share their real names and identification numbers with telecommunications companies.
