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The base was among the sites which the group had spied on, security services say.

Jian G was alleged to have spied on Chinese dissidents in Germany as well as passing information on the European Parliament to Chinese intelligence.

He challenged García Luna to present evidence of corruption, alleging that the former security chief worked for previous governments that “spied” on him as a longtime leader of the political opposition.

Women in Iran have told the BBC how their online activity has been spied on by the authorities, leading to arrests, threats and beatings.

He is alleged to have spied on US-based Chinese democracy activists and dissidents.