Video purportedly shows 26-year-old editor, who accuses police of forcing her and friends to sign blank arrest warrants
. The fire had been linked to the enforcement of China’s strict zero-Covid policy and became a catalyst for vigils and protests.
She said she recorded the video after several friends were detained. She gave it to unnamed friends with instructions to publish it if she were arrested. Cao said her friends were made to sign blank arrest warrants, without criminal accusations listed, and that police refused to reveal the location of their detention.
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