A student told a press conference arranged by Gao that his family had received a call from police asking about his participation in the rally.
“Basically, the police asked my mother whether I would attend the rally,” said the Tamkang University freshman, surnamed Chen.
Kao said he had confirmed the incident with the police, who told him they had made the call based on a directive from the National Security Bureau.
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