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  • Local officials in China are using secret “black jails” to imprison citizens who threaten to report corruption to central authorities, an Al Jazeera investigation has revealed…
  • Other victims of China’s “black jails” are also thought to have been abducted and held captive by agents working for local politicians who fear that any investigation into alleged corruption could jeopardise their position and reputation.

    The facilities, which allow local authorities to bypass the law, are hidden down backstreet’s and alleyways. Some are nondescript “hotels”, the owners of which can make up to $35 per prisoner, our correspondent discovered.

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