#BREAKING: Hong Kong activist Tony Chung has been sentenced to 43 months behind bars after he pleaded guilty to secession under Hong Kong's national security law.
Chung was former convenor of Student Localism, a now-disbanded group that advocated Hong Kong independence.
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An hour after #HongKong authorities’ mass arrest of 47 pro-democracy activists, dozens of police officers pin a civilian to the ground during a booth held by students’ and medical workers’ unions.
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Source: Guardians of Hong Kong
Breaking: A total of 47 participants from the Democrats’ Primaries were charged with Subversion of State Power. They will be remanded overnight, arraignment heating is scheduled early tomorrow morning.
The MAX penalty can be life imprisonment.
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Joshua was further arrested under NSL today. WITHOUT legal representative this morning, he was taken to Laichikok Reception center to take statement. It is not known yet when and where this investigation will lead him to. Joshua has now returned to ShekPik Prison. (Apple Daily)
BREAKING:
Dozens of winners of 2020 #HongKong pro-democracy primaries, such as Lester Shum, Ventus Lau, Fergus Leung and Gwyneth Ho, have been arrested under the National Security Law.
Worse still, there is #NO presumption of innocence under the #NSL.
HK waking to news of mass arrests of pro-democracy politicians for conducting a primary election which is being called an act of “subversion” under the national security law. Total numbers arrested not yet clear, but it seems to be dozens.
Local media are reporting that dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists & politicians have been arrested under the National Security Law. This is the biggest crackdown so far under the NSL & the biggest ever wave of arrests of major pro-democracy figures in one day in HK.
#NOW: Police is now at @StandNewsHK office in Kwun Tong with a search warrant.
Earlier in the day, over 50 political individuals were arrested by the National Security dept for their participation in the 2020 pro-democracy primaries last july.
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#BREAKING#HongKong wakes up to another round of arrests of pro-democracy activists. Several ppl, includ LSD's Leung Kwok-hung, Tiffany Yuen from disbanded Demosisto & Ventus Lau, were arrested over #NationalSecurityLaw, for joining pan-dems Legco primaries in July.