CHINA – At least 60 people have been arrested by police after a raid on Q Bar in Shanghai.
An Agence France-Presse report stated, “Police said ‘pornographic’ shows were taking place when they arrived at the Q Bar in the early hours of Sunday.” All those detained – DJs, customers and bar staff – were released later on Sunday, the report said. Some were held for up to 12 hours.
Police and the bar owners were not immediately available for comment. Police gave no details about the shows that were allegedly being staged at the bar, which is a block away from the police station, the newspaper said.
The website Shanghaiist reported that the two Chinese proprietors of the bar, both named Tony, are confirmed to have been detained by police.
One of those arrested said, “In the ten plus hours we were locked up, we were kept without food or water, and this is inexcusable! Police attitude was also extremely rough. What law have we broken just drinking at a bar? If there was any problem with the bar, why let it operate in the first place?”
