▁both ▁were ▁script ed ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁police , ▁the ▁public ▁security ▁b ureau , ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁prisoner , ▁in ▁conditions ▁of ▁dur ess ▁amount ing ▁to ▁tort ure . ▁ ▁One ▁such ▁conf ession , ▁st aged ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁was ▁fil med ▁by ▁a ▁C CT V ▁crew ▁with ▁Hum ph rey ▁locked ▁in ▁an ▁iron ▁chair ▁inside ▁a ▁steel ▁c age , ▁we aring ▁hand c uff s ▁and ▁an ▁orange ▁prison ▁vest . ▁This ▁was ▁before ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁ind icted , ▁tried ▁or ▁conv icted ▁of ▁a ▁crime . ▁The ▁second , ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁fil med ▁by ▁C CT V , ▁not ▁in ▁a ▁c age ▁this ▁time , ▁but ▁still ▁in ▁a ▁prison ▁vest ▁and ▁hand c uff s , ▁before ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁tried ▁or ▁conv icted ▁on ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁illegal ▁information ▁gather ing . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁division ▁of ▁CG T N ▁( known ▁as ▁CG T N ▁America ) ▁was ▁oblig ated ▁to ▁register ▁as ▁a ▁" fore ign ▁agent " ▁under ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Ag ents ▁Reg istration ▁Act . ▁CG T N ▁America ▁said ▁in ▁its ▁fil ings ▁stamp ed ▁Feb . ▁ 1 ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁that ▁it ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁the ▁Justice ▁Department ' s ▁decision , ▁but ▁registered ▁non eth eless . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 2