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50 HK anti-govt figures arrested over illegal primary election, accused of subversion

53 HK anti-govt figures arrested for subversion to ‘deter natl security law offenders’ Chen Qingqing Published: Jan 06, 2021 08:56 AM Updated: Jan 06, 2021 11:46 AM Hong Kong Police Wanchai district headquarters, Aug. 21, 2019 (Xinhua/Mao Siqian) The Hong Kong Police Force confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that it arrested 53 people on charges of subversion, including six involved in organizing and planning it, in a move which observers said is a legitimate and long-awaited action. Those arrested included Hong Kong law professor Benny Tai Yiu-ting and anti-government lawmakers and district councilors who took part in the so-called 35-plus political strategy last year, which was aimed at subverting the political power of Hong Kong authorities, officials and experts said.

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Hong Kong Police Arrest Dozens of Opposition Politicians, Activists For Subversion — Radio Free Asia

AFP Updated at 11:02 ET on 01-06-2021 National security police in Hong Kong on Wednesday arrested more than 50 opposition politicians and activists in a city-wide crackdown on dissent under a draconian law imposed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Around 1,000 national security police officers were dispatched to arrest 53 people who took part in or helped to organize a primary election in July aimed at selecting pro-democracy candidates for Legislative Council (LegCo) elections that were then postponed by the authorities. Former Hong Kong University law professor Benny Tai and founder of the 2014 Occupy Central pro-democracy movement and former Democratic Party chairman Wu Chi-wai were among those arrested.

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Hong Kong police arrest over 50 opposition figures, including American lawyer, in national security crackdown

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn U.S. citizen John Clancey was among those arrested in Hong Kong on Wednesday. • 9 min read Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.AP Photo/Apple Daily HONG KONG Dozens of Hong Kong opposition figures, including an American lawyer, were detained on subversion charges Wednesday in what activists see as a brazen attempt to clamp down on any remaining dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Hong Kong police confirmed to ABC News that around 1,000 officers were deployed Wednesday to arrest 53 people for an alleged act of subversion, searching 72 locations.

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Beijing Cracks Down With Series Of Arrests In Hong Kong

Beijing Cracks Down With Series Of Arrests In Hong Kong In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Chinese police arrested dozens of pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong who orchestrated the city’s opposition movement. According to the Wall Street Journal, at least some of those arrested have been accused of subversion under China’s draconian national security law passed last year as Beijing imposes its power over the once-free, semi-autonomous region. #BREAKING: Numbers of candidates like Ventus Lau, Alvin Yeung, Owen Chow, Fergus Leung, and Gweneth Ho are arrested under the National Security Law for running for the 2020 pro-democratic primaries in July. #HongKong

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Hong Kong police arrest over 50 opposition figures in national security crackdown

Hong Kong police arrest over 50 opposition figures in national security crackdown
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