Ruyu Lin with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson the alleged Chinese secret police department in Croydon was organizing «fundraising dinners» for the Conservative Party.
The Labor Party demanded answers from the Home Secretary about «secret police stations». operated in the UK by the Chinese Communist Party after it was revealed that the businessman was linked to an address in Croydon where the outpost is said to be located.
Ruiyu Lin, 40, is launching a tech app for takeaway firms and has also been linked to an address released in China as part of a scheme to launch overseas police stations to hunt down «criminals». living abroad.
The mobile phone number that Mr RuiYu appears to have used is listed in the location list along with an address in Croydon. However, when the Telegraph newspaper asked him about this scheme, the businessman said that he was «set up» by a rival company.
Mr. Ruiyu has reportedly attended Chinese Communist Party political conferences and is associated with the United Front Work Department (UFWD), a Chinese agency that collects intelligence on people and organizations inside and outside of China. He was pictured with Boris Johnson, Theresa May and Sajid Javid.
The businessman was Vice Chairman of the China Group of the local Conservative Association in the Borough of London and Westminster, which hosts an annual dinner that draws thousands of local Conservatives.
p> 'Vital National Security Issues& #39;
Yvette Cooper said the revelations were «serious allegations» that «raise vital national security issues» amid concerns in recent years about politicians and their ties to individuals associated with the Chinese state.
In the House of Commons on Wednesday, the shadow home secretary said: «It is reported… that a Chinese businessman associated with the alleged Chinese secret police station in London attended political conferences of the Chinese Communist Party, is associated with the United Front workers' department, and also organized dinners for the Tory Party. fundraiser and attended events with Conservative prime ministers.
«These are very serious allegations, they raise vital national security issues, and I think the Home Secretary should be here to answer them.» .< /p>
She criticized the government for its inaction and said that other countries had taken «visible action» in response to the threat, citing recent FBI arrests in New York and «stopping similar operations» in the Netherlands.
«Here in UK, we heard nothing, no reports of arrests, no assurances that these operations were closed, and instead we were told that one of the key individuals was the vice chairman of a Chinese Conservative Association fundraising group in the city. London, and attended party-sponsored events with two of the last three Conservative prime ministers.»
Chris Philp, MP for South Croydon and Minister for Police, said the reports were «certainly important». concerns,» and said there was a «live investigation» into the matter. Mr Philp added that the government is aware of «approximately 100 proposed stations that we are discussing around the world», saying the problem «is not limited to the United Kingdom».
The Telegraph newspaper saw a list of addresses and phone numbers of Chinese «police stations» around the world.
The information that appeared in various Chinese-language publications, including Fujian News Overseas, contained contact data. for 21 countries including the UK.
Addresses and phone numbers were described as «overseas emergency 110».
Help with 'house chores'
The article said that since «many foreigners cannot return to their countries,» they will be able to help with driver's licenses and «household chores.»
The official quoted described the «sites» as «the sites of police services abroad».
The published list showed three addresses in the UK. One in Hendon, north London; one in Glasgow and one in Croydon.
Mr. RuiYu's business application is registered at an address in Croydon, and he is also a director of the British Fujian Association, which also links to it.
Sir Ian Duncan Smith, a former leader of the Tory Party, said on Wednesday: «We know they bring in Chinese dissidents, they show them videos of their families, threaten their families in front of them if they don't cooperate and leave and return to China.»
Bob Seeley, a Conservative MP, told the House of Commons: «We don't have to wait for a trial before we start expelling diplomats who deal with these methods.
& #34;As for the gentleman in Croydon… he is certainly not a diplomat, and therefore can be prosecuted in the usual way."
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