Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for 8 overseas activists
The activists are based in various places, including the United States, Britain, and Australia
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The activists are based in various places, including the United States, Britain, and Australia
Warrants criticised as ‘indictment’ of judiciary with three of those targeted, which include Nathan Law, thought to be in UK
Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the territory's harsh National Security Law and offered rewards of 1 million Hong Kong dollars ($127,600) each for information leading to their arrests. It outlaws subversion, secession, collusion with foreign forces and terrorism. The eight activists are former pro-democracy lawmakers Nathan Law, Ted Hui and Dennis Kwok, lawyer Kevin Yam, unionist Mung Siu-tat and activists Finn Lau, Anna Kwok and Elmer Yuen, police announced at a news conference.
Police in Hong Kong has offered financial rewards for information on eight pro-democracy activists based as far as the US and Britain. They are accused of national security offenses.
It is the first time Hong Kong police have offered cash rewards for information on the political dissidents involved in the protests over China's control of the semiautonomous city.