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53 HK anti-govt figures arrested for subversion to ‘deter natl security law offenders’
Chen Qingqing Published: Jan 06, 2021 08:56 AM Updated: Jan 06, 2021 11:46 AM
Hong Kong Police Wanchai district headquarters, Aug. 21, 2019 (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
The Hong Kong Police Force confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that it arrested 53 people on charges of subversion, including six involved in organizing and planning it, in a move which observers said is a legitimate and long-awaited action.
Those arrested included Hong Kong law professor Benny Tai Yiu-ting and anti-government lawmakers and district councilors who took part in the so-called 35-plus political strategy last year, which was aimed at subverting the political power of Hong Kong authorities, officials and experts said.
OPINION / EDITORIAL By Global Times Published: Jan 06, 2021 10:43 PM
Hong Kong Police Wanchai district headquarters, Aug 21, 2019 Photo: Xinhua
Hong Kong police arrested 53 activists included Benny Tai Yiu-ting and Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu on Wednesday on suspicion of violating the National Security Law. Hong Kong police said at a press conference on Wednesday afternoon that the operation targeted a plan of the so-called 35-plus strategy and mutual destruction plan which were aimed at paralyzing Hong Kong. According to Hong Kong police, the 53 activists include six organizers and 47 participants.
It is conceivable that some US and Western politicians will come out to attack Beijing and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, and some Western public opinion institutions will also describe the arrest as undermining democracy and suppressing human rights.