Hong Kong puts bounties on dissidents in US, arrests pro-democracy activists
By Mahmoud Bennett (Anchor), Ben Burke (Producer/Editor)
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Click to see story on communityq.comJust days after Hong Kong police placed bounties on eight prominent pro-democracy activists who have fled the semi-autonomous city, five people have been arrested. They have been accused of aiding dissidents abroad.
The five suspects, ages 24 to 28, were detained for conspiracy to sedition, a colonial-era offense. Activists said the charge has been used by police more and more in recent years as China has exerted its authority and influence in order to stifle legitimate criticism of authorities.
As for the activists’ bounties, each one is worth 1 million Hong Kong dollars, or about $128,000. The activists, which include former lawmakers, are accused of national security violations ranging from collusion with foreign forces to subversion of state power.
They are now in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. All of these countries have suspended their extradition treaties with Hong Kong.
“To be honest, I don’t feel really safe in the U.K., but this will not deter myself from continuing on the advocacy effort, continuing to advocate for more human rights and democracy, as well as reducing the dependency on the Chinese market because this is something that we should do,” Finn Lau, one of the activists, said on Wednesday, July 5. “Sometimes we have to take the pain if we want to achieve something. When the so-called enemy or when the goal is the Chinese Communist Party, they seem invincible, but still that means that we have to take the greatest pain. So that’s why I’m not, well, scared at all.”
The bounties have been seen as the most drastic law enforcement action since the initial arrests that followed the introduction of a new national security law back in June of 2020. The law was imposed following massive pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong the year prior.
In a further step away from democracy, Hong Kong lawmakers voted Thursday, July 6, to pass an amendment to a law that would eliminate most directly-elected seats on local district councils. The proportion of directly-elected seats at the municipal level will now drop from about 90% to about 20%. That’s even lower than when the local district councils were first set up in the 1980s, when Hong Kong was a British colony.
FIVE PEOPLE ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF HONG KONG POLICE — ACCUSED OF AIDING DISSIDENTS ABROAD.
THE ARRESTS COME JUST DAYS AFTER POLICE PLACED BOUNTIES ON EIGHT PROMINENT PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS WHO HAVE FLED THE SEMI-AUTONOMOUS CITY.
EACH BOUNTY IS WORTH 1-MILLION HONG KONG DOLLARS — OR ABOUT 128-THOUSAND U-S DOLLARS.
THE ACTIVISTS — WHICH INCLUDE FORMER LAWMAKERS — ARE ACCUSED OF NATIONAL SECURITY VIOLATIONS — RANGING FROM COLLUSION WITH FOREIGN FORCES TO SUBVERSION OF STATE POWER.
THEY ARE NOW IN THE U-S — CANADA — THE U-K — AND AUSTRALIA — COUNTRIES THAT HAVE SUSPENDED THEIR EXTRADITION TREATIES WITH HONG KONG.
“To be honest, I don’t feel really safe in the UK, but this will not deter myself from continuing on the advocacy effort, continuing to advocate for more human rights and democracy, as well as reducing the dependency on the Chinese market because this is something that we should do.”
NOW LETS TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THOSE FIVE ARRESTS — FOUR COMING YESTERDAY AND A FIFTH HAPPENING EARLIER TODAY.
THE FIVE SUSPECTS — AGES 24 TO 28 — WERE DETAINED FOR CONSPIRACY TO SEDITION — A COLONIAL-ERA OFFENSE.
ACTIVISTS SAY THE CHARGE HAS BEEN USED BY POLICE MORE AND MORE IN RECENT YEARS AS CHINA HAS EXERTED ITS AUTHORITY AND INFLUENCE IN ORDER TO STIFLE LEGITIMATE CRITICISM OF AUTHORITIES.
THE BOUNTY HAS BEEN SEEN AS THE MOST DRASTIC LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION SINCE THE INITIAL ARRESTS THAT FOLLOWED THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW NATIONAL SECURITY LAW BACK IN JUNE OF 20-20.
THE LAW WAS IMPOSED FOLLOWING MASSIVE PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS IN HONG KONG THE YEAR PRIOR.
IN A FUTHER STEP AWAY FROM DEMOCRACY — HONG KONG LAWMAKERS VOTED TODAY TO PASS AN AMENDMENT TO A LAW THAT WOULD ELIMINATE MOST DIRECTLY-ELECTED SEATS ON LOCAL DISTRICT COUNCILS.
THE PROPORTION OF DIRECTLY-ELECTED SEATS AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL WILL NOW DROP FROM ABOUT 90 PERCENT TO ABOUT 20 PERCENT.
THAT’S EVEN LOWER THAN WHEN THE LOCAL DISTRICT COUNCILS WERE FIRST SET UP IN THE 1980’S — WHEN HONG KONG WAS A BRITISH COLONY.
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Hong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas endangering national security
Click to see story on Associated Press NewsHong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas endangering national security
Click to see story on abc NewsHong Kong police arrest 4 for allegedly aiding dissidents abroad
Click to see story on CNNFour arrested in Hong Kong, bounties issued for activists in Australia
Click to see story on Sydney Morning HeraldHong Kong police arrest 4, accusing them of supporting pro-democracy leaders overseas
Click to see story on CBS NewsHong Kong police arrest four accused of supporting overseas dissidents after warrants issued for Australians
Click to see story on ABC AustraliaHong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, B.C., as bounty issued for arrest
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Click to see story on Barrie TodayHong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, as bounty issued for arrest – North Island Gazette
Click to see story on North Island GazetteHong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, as bounty issued for arrest – Kitimat Northern Sentinel
Click to see story on Kitimat Northern SentinelHong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, B.C., as bounty issued for arrest
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Click to see story on ominecaexpress.comHong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, as bounty issued for arrest – Caledonia Courier
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Click to see story on CTV NewsHong Kong police arrest 4 men accused of supporting people overseas endangering national security
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Click to see story on San Diego Union TribuneHong Kong democracy activist in Vancouver, B.C., as bounty issued for arrest
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Four people were taken away by the Hong Kong police for helping dissidents from overseas
Click to see story on 大纪元 www.epochtimes.comHong Kong men arrested for aiding overseas dissidents
Click to see story on Gold Coast BulletinHong Kong police arrest four men accused of aiding overseas activists
Click to see story on FijiTimesHong Kong police arrest 4 for allegedly aiding dissidents abroad – Egypt Independent
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