{"id":17789,"date":"2021-03-02T12:04:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T20:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=17789"},"modified":"2021-03-02T12:04:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T20:04:58","slug":"hong-kong-detains-47-activists-on-subversion-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2021\/03\/02\/hong-kong-detains-47-activists-on-subversion-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong detains 47 activists on subversion charges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hong Kong police have detained 47 pro-democracy activists on charges of conspiracy to commit subversion under the sweeping national security law<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By<strong>\u00a0ZEN SOO Associated Press<\/strong> February 28, 2021 (abcnews.go.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.abcnews.com\/images\/International\/WireAP_b0a97e40c75245b5959381742fee2623_16x9_384.jpg\" alt=\"On Location: March 2, 2021\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3:19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Location: March 2, 2021Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HONG KONG &#8212; Hong Kong police on Sunday detained 47 pro-democracy activists on charges of conspiracy to commit subversion under the city&#8217;s national security law, in the largest mass charge against the semi-autonomous Chinese territory&#8217;s opposition camp since the law came into effect last June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 will appear in court on Monday, police said in a statement.Recent Stories from ABC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe width=\"1\" height=\"3\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They allegedly violated the national security law that was imposed by Beijing for participating in unofficial&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/alerts\/Elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">election<\/a>&nbsp;primaries for Hong Kong&#8217;s legislature last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The defendants include 39 men and eight women aged between 23 and 64, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move is part of a continuing crackdown on the city&#8217;s democracy movement, with a string of arrests and prosecutions of Hong Kong&#8217;s democracy proponents \u2014 including outspoken activists Joshua Wong and Jimmy Lai \u2014 following months of anti-government protests in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pro-democracy camp had held the primaries to determine the best candidates to field to win a majority in the legislature and had plans to vote down major bills that would eventually force Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to resign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January, 55 activists and former lawmakers were arrested for their roles in the primaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities said that the activists&#8217; participation was part of a plan to paralyze the city&#8217;s legislature and subvert state power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislative&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/alerts\/Elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">election<\/a>&nbsp;that would have followed the unofficial primaries was postponed by a year by Lam, who cited public health risks during the coronavirus pandemic. Mass resignations and disqualifications of pro-democracy lawmakers have left the legislature largely a pro-Beijing body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among those arrested on Sunday was former lawmaker Eddie Chu. A post on his official Twitter account confirmed that he was being charged for conspiracy to commit subversion and that he was denied bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThank you to the people of Hong Kong for giving me the opportunity to contribute to society in the past 15 years,\u201d Chu said in a post on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another candidate in the primaries, Winnie Yu, was also charged and will appear in court on Monday, according to a post on her official Facebook page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American lawyer John Clancey, a member of the now-defunct political rights group \u201cPower for Democracy\u201d who was arrested in January for his involvement in the primary, was not among those detained on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I will give full support to those who have been charged and will be facing trial, because from my perspective, they have done nothing wrong,\u201d Clancey told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The security law criminalizes acts of subversion, secession, terrorism and collusion with foreign powers to intervene in Hong Kong&#8217;s affairs. Serious offenders could face a maximum punishment of life imprisonment. Nearly 100 people have been arrested since the law was implemented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong police have detained 47 pro-democracy activists on charges of conspiracy to commit subversion under the sweeping national security law By\u00a0ZEN SOO Associated Press February 28, 2021 (abcnews.go.com) 3:19 On Location: March 2, 2021Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. 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