Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for 8 activists

Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for 8 activists

Those targeted are based in various places including the US, Britain and Australia.

Some countries say Hong Kong’s national security law has been used to suppress its pro-democracy movement. (AP pic)
HONG KONG:
Hong Kong police today accused eight overseas-based activists of “serious” national security offences including foreign collusion, and offered a HK$1 million reward for information leading to any arrest.

Those targeted include Nathan Law and Anna Kwok, former lawmakers Dennis Kwok and Ted Hui, and lawyer Kevin Yam, police told a press conference.

The activists are based in various places including the US, Britain and Australia.

Reuters was not able to immediately contact any of them.

Police told the press conference 260 people had been arrested under a China-imposed national security law since it came into effect in 2020, with 79 of them convicted for various offences including subversion and terrorism.

Some countries, including the US, say the national security law has been used as a tool to suppress the city’s pro-democracy movement and it has undermined Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms.

Chinese and Hong Kong authorities, however, say the law has restored stability after the former British colony was rocked by protracted anti-China protests in 2019.

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