Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures, including former politicians, are detained in the largest mass charge against the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's opposition camp since national security laws imposed by China came into effect.
Hong Kong police yesterday detained 47 democracy advocates on charges of conspiracy to commit subversion under the territory’s National Security Law, in the largest mass charge against the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s opposition camp since the law came into effect in June last year.
The former lawmakers and democracy advocates had been previously arrested in a sweeping police operation in January, but were released.
They have been detained again and would appear in court today, police said in a statement.
They allegedly contravened the National Security Law, which was imposed by Beijing for participating in unofficial election primaries for Hong Kong’s legislature last
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