China detains six foreigners for 10 days for ‘upsetting public order’

“Based on Article 23 in the Public Security Administration Punishment Law, the Dongcheng station of the Beijing police decided to give the six 10 days of administrative detention,” said a statement from Beijing police.

Administrative detention is a punishment that can be meted out by Chinese police without having to go through the courts.

Students For a Free Tibet said it assumed the six were American pro-Tibet activists who police detained in Beijing on Tuesday.