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1st foreigner arrested under HK national security law released on bail | Taiwan News

2021/01/07 18:16 John Clancey (Ho Tse & Wai Partners photo) John Clancey (Ho Tse & Wai Partners photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) The first foreigner arrested under Hong Kong’s repressive national security law was freed on bail Thursday (Jan. 7) pending further inquiries. John Clancey, an American lawyer at the firm Ho Tse Wai & Partners, was arrested at work on Wednesday (Jan. 6) by around 10 plainclothes officers, according to reports. Though he was released without charge on Thursday, Clancey is believed to have surrendered his passport. The lawyer’s arrest was part of the Hong Kong government s sweep of activists, academics, lawmakers, and students. Over 1,000 police officers rounded up 53 people for alleged violations of the national security law.

Hong Kong Arrests U S Citizen, Dozens More Under Security Law

Hong Kong Arrests U.S. Citizen, Dozens More Under Security Law Bloomberg 1/6/2021 Iain Marlow, Natalie Lung and Alfred Liu (Bloomberg) Hong Kong arrested dozens of opposition figures under a controversial national security law, an unprecedented crackdown that included an American lawyer, as authorities work to quash any dissent that remains in the former British colony. Police said they had swept up 53 people in the Wednesday operation and that around 1,000 officers had been dispatched to carry out the detentions. Those arrested included several prominent former lawmakers, with allegations centered on an informal July primary to choose candidates for legislative elections subsequently postponed by the government.

Hong Kong arrests US citizen, dozens more under security law

Hong Kong arrests US citizen, dozens more under security law  06 Jan 2021 - 8:49 American lawyer John Clancey walks out of a building as he is taken away by police officers in Hong Kong, China January 6, 2021. Reuters/Lam Yik By Iain Marlow, Natalie Lung and Alfred Liu | Bloomberg President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for U.S. secretary of state denounced Hong Kong’s arrest of dozens of opposition figures under a controversial national security law, an unprecedented crackdown that included an American lawyer. Police said they had swept up about 50 people in the Wednesday operation. Those arrested included several prominent former lawmakers and allegations centered on an informal primary that drew more than 600,000 voters in July to choose candidates for a September legislative election that was subsequently postponed by the government.

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