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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Boffey and Lyndon Li

Chinese dissident says he was berated by ‘pro-regime’ interpreter for UK police

Hong Qi
Hong Qi contacted police after discovering that his bank accounts had been frozen Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian

A Chinese dissident who orchestrated an anti-government protest in China after fleeing to the UK has claimed that a “pro-regime” interpreter used by a British police force berated him when he sought help.

Hong Qi, who made headlines last year after using a mobile phone while in the UK to remotely project anti-regime slogans on to a building in his home city, Chongqing, contacted police after discovering that his bank accounts had been frozen.

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