NYPD Officer Accused of Spying for China

Despite the man's claims he was tortured in China because of his ethnicity, the investigation allegedly revealed that both of his parents were members of the Chinese Communist Party.

"If confirmed by the courts," the espionage operation "shows that the Chinese Communist Party is engaged in malign operations to suppress dissent, not only in Tibet... but any place in the world," said the International Campaign for Tibet, an advocacy group that promotes Tibetans' freedoms and rights.

After allowing Tibet to function autonomously from 1912-1950, Beijing retook control of the territory in 1951.

The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has lived in exile since 1959. 

(Writer & Editor: TU/CJC/JM/JH, Agence France-Presse)

Source: http://u.afp.com/3RfH