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Police punished after lovers fined for a hug

China has punished three policemen for detaining and fining two young lovers 5,000 yuan ($660) for hugging in public on the Chinese version of Valentine’s Day.

The couple paused to embrace while taking a stroll along a river in Jinshi in the central province of Hunan. “As we hugged each other, three policemen came and separated us so they could ask questions. They brought us to the police station and didn’t free us until we paid a 5,000 yuan fine,” the female detainee said.

The police were in plain clothes and many other couples were out strolling on the evening of Chinese Valentine’s Day. Later, Internet users poured derision on the police, which ‘forced officials to look into the case’. “The three policemen have been punished. We have never dealt with such a case before,” police said. Police had refunded the money to Xiao Hong’s boyfriend and apologized. reuters

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