We hear leaked news abt cutting electricity & internet at 1am, feb15. We worry abt military killing the released prisoners in the dark and dumping them on the streets to frame the civilians as making violence. They did the same thing in 1988 uprising. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
BREAKING:
HK activists & politicians are arrested under "subversion" due to their participation in pro-democracy camp's primary election.
When one of the most critical Senate races is ongoing in the US, in HK, participation in elections could lead to life-long imprisonment.
Winning an election is subversion of the state.
Ok then.
A reminder that we signed a treaty promising to protect #HongKong from stuff like this. Where are those promises now?
The 50 people arrested this morning are the most vocal pro-democracy voices left in Hong Kong.
However, as they are arrested under the NSL, whether bail will be granted to them remains unknown.
Looking forward to response from Team @JoeBiden & the EU.
UPDATE: Multiple 2020 Legco candidates that participated in the pro-democracy camp primary were arrested at home this morning under the #NationalSecurityLaw for subversion.
We strongly condemn the arrests of pro-democracy activists who stood in last year's democratic primaries. Beijing is once again undermining Hong Kong's democracy & breaching its obligations under the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
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.
So it’s a judge’s job to build cases now? And this ain’t the first time that he does that as well. Magistrates Cheang Kei Hong. This guy has no place in Hong Kong’s judiciary system. Makes me sick. https://t.co/D28KwizEtQ