Irish Police ‘Unwittingly’ Used by Chinese Regime During Premier Visit, Demonstrators Say

Irish police officers, or the Gardaí, were “unwittingly” used by the Chinese communist regime during Premier Li Qiang’s visit in Dublin this week, a group of demonstrators claimed. According to the Irish Falun Dafa Association (IFA), a group of adherents of the spiritual group, who gathered “peacefully to raise awareness and highlight the persecution” of the group in China during the state visit, were obscured from sight by police officers while pro-Beijing crowds were allowed to shout and wave flags near the delegate. Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a spiritual discipline with slow-moving exercises and the doctrine of “truthfulness, compassion, tolerance.”...