HONG KONG: Hong Kong national security police arrested six people across the city on Tuesday under a new security law for alleged seditious intent, including a pro-democracy barrister already behind bars. Security secretary Chris Tang told reporters the six were suspected of using a Facebook page to “advocate hatred’ against the govts in Hong Kong and China and against the judiciary.
He said one of those arrested was Chow Hang-tung, a prominent barrister and pro-democracy activist who has been detained since Sept 2021 at a maximum security prison. These were the first arrests under a new batch of national security laws that were passed by the city’s pro-Beijing legislature in March despite global outcry.
He said one of those arrested was Chow Hang-tung, a prominent barrister and pro-democracy activist who has been detained since Sept 2021 at a maximum security prison. These were the first arrests under a new batch of national security laws that were passed by the city’s pro-Beijing legislature in March despite global outcry.
