China Sees 1st Lawsuit Against Authorities Over Alleged Health Code Misuse

China Sees 1st Lawsuit Against Authorities Over Alleged Health Code Misuse
A security guard blocks an exit as he directs people to scan a QR code indicating their health status at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, following new cases of the COVID-19 in Shanghai, China, on Nov. 25, 2021. Aly Song/Reuters
Frank Yue
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A resident in central China’s Henan Province has sued the local heath commission for allegedly manipulating her health code and causing her court hearing to be delayed.

On June 19, a resident surnamed Xie filed an administrative lawsuit with the Jinshui District Court against the local health commission of the provincial capital of Zhengzhou, according to China’s finance media outlet Caixin. She requested that the court find the commission guilty of unlawfully turning her health code yellow on the days of June 13 to 15.

Frank Yue
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Frank Yue is a Canada-based journalist for The Epoch Times who covers China-related news. He also holds an M.A. in English language and literature from Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China.
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