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China Investigates Extralegal Petitioner Detentions

The Beijing authorities are investigating a private security company that allegedly helped local governments detain petitioners and lock them in “black jails” in Beijing. From the New York Times: According to the English-language China Daily, the company’s employees posed as police officers and dragooned petitioners into “black jails,” where they were held and sometimes beaten until th