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She Zhijiang is one of the biggest names linked to the vast cyberscam hubs in South East Asia, which have trapped thousands of Chinese nationals and sparked a crackdown from Beijing.

In 2022, popular US-based gay dating app Grindr was removed from Apple's App Store in China shortly after the Cyberspace Administration of China began a crackdown on content it viewed as illegal and inappropriate.

"The recent allegations are baseless and appear aimed at justifying the unlawful seizure of assets worth billions of dollars," added the statement -- the first by the company since the crackdown began.

The mayor's detention in March triggered widespread protests, hundreds of arrests and a police crackdown.

Hasina, 78, has defied court orders to return from India to attend her trial on charges of ordering a deadly crackdown in a failed attempt to suppress the student-led uprising.