the unusual step of publicly offering rewards for the arrest of eight exiled activists. they re accused of breaking china s national security laws, which came into force three years ago. if convicted, the pro democracy campaigners could face life imprisonment. the extraterritorial application of the beijing imposed national security law is a dangerous precedent that threatens the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people all over the world. we call on the hong kong government to immediately withdraw this bounty, respect other countries sovereignty, and stop the international assertion of the national security law imposed by beijing. that is from the security department. here s martin yip of bbc news chinese, whose has more on this story from hng kong: police are offering these rewards to any member of the public who can provide information on those wanted people and their related crimes, they say. some of these activists have previously been sought
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