Spain Extradites 94 Taiwanese to China on Phone Scam Charges

Police escort criminal suspects as they get off a plane at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on June, 7, 2019. A group of 94 Taiwanese accused of telephone and online fraud arrived at Beijing airport Friday after being extradited from Spain, Chinese authorities said. Yin Gang/Xinhua via AP

BEIJING—Spain has extradited 94 Taiwanese to China to face telephone and online fraud charges, drawing protest from Taiwan’s government over human rights.

The suspects arrived in the morning on June 7 at Beijing airport on a chartered flight. Footage on state broadcaster CCTV showed uniformed officers escorting them off the China Eastern plane one-by-one.