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Wong, 24, was prosecuted and jailed last month.PHOTO: AFP
UpdatedJan 7, 2021, 4:20 pm
PublishedJan 7, 2021, 2:01 pm SGT
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Jailed dissident Joshua Wong Thursday joined the ranks of Hong Kong democracy figures arrested under a new security law as the United States threatened fresh sanctions in response to Beijing s mounting crackdown in the finance hub.
More than 1,000 police officers detained 53 prominent figures - including a US citizen - in dawn raids Wednesday on charges of subversion , a new national security crime that carries up to life in prison.
The sweep was the latest salvo in Beijing s battle to stamp out dissent in the semi-autonomous city after millions hit the streets in 2019 with huge and sometimes violent democracy protests.