Officials in central China's Henan Province may have violated criminal law by abusing a health code system designed for pandemic control to block the mobility of petitioners swindled in a multibillion-dollar financial scam, a legal expert said.
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Use of COVID codes to stop Chinese bank protests sparks debate
Depositors’ movements restricted as they sought to demand return of funds
Local authorities in China have created health code systems by collecting personal information and movement records to monitor the risk of COVID infections.
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