Police hunt for suspects online
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AN online platform launched by Nanjing police in Jiangsu Province seeking public help in nabbing suspects has triggered privacy fears, The Beijing News reported yesterday.
Police have been uploading pictures and videos of suspects and seeking help from netizens in identifying them.
Netizens can reply on the police webpage or leave a message on their Weibo account, text or call them after identifying them. They stand to win 1,000 yuan (US$165) as reward if their clues help in solving the case.
The reward will be even higher for those providing vital clues in important cases.
Pictures and videos from 20 cases were posted on the site with police enjoying successes in two cases. But Nanjing police are feeling the heat over accusations that their actions were an invasion of privacy. Police said they consulted law experts before building the platform to ensure it was legal.
Under Chinese law, police have a right to release details of cases to the public and seek their assistance in solving cases. The details can be broadcast through mass media.
“Many criminals go to another province to commit crime and then return to their hometowns later,” said Che Daozheng, a Nanjing officer. “It’s hard to identify or locate them and often the best way to chase them is online.”
Nanjing police said all the pictures and videos that were posted online were verified.
An officer admitted that they had never gone online over fears of human rights violations. “We cannot rule out the possibility that those on the pictures or videos could be innocents.”
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