HONG KONG—Authorities charged dozens of the city’s most prominent opposition figures with national-security offenses after the political figures took part in unofficial primary elections, the largest use of the sweeping new law since it was imposed on the territory by Beijing.
Police said they charged 39 men and eight women on Sunday with one count each of conspiracy to commit subversion, and they will appear in court Monday morning. Those charged had all participated in primaries held by the pro-democracy camp in July, ahead of legislative elections that were later postponed. They had been slated to report back to authorities in April after
but were called in to police stations across the city on Sunday. They face years in prison if convicted.at China’s annual legislative session, which opens Friday. The primaries and some opposition plans to use the legislative system to allegedly destabilize the Hong Kong government had angered local and mainland leaders..
光復香港時代革命。Free HK, Down the CCP!
lie of the century : 1 country, 2 systems StandWithHongKong
HK is now Police state. They only serve CCP now, but not HK citizens. And CCP is destroying freedom of press, speech, human right, economic and 1 country 2 systems of HK. However, We will not give up. standwithhongkong HongKongPoliceTerriosm CCP_is_terrorist
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What kind of regimes deems democratic process such as primary 'inciting subversion'?
China became Chinazi
Conducting a primary election is considered a crime, and it would only be a ridiculous joke in a democratic country. However, for the CCP, this is a matter of course. Because the law is only a tool they use to eliminate dissidents😤
Free Hong Kong!
SSILoveHK The security law in HK is used to silence opposition. Not all national security laws are equal.
That charge is abs outrageous and ridiculous. 47 are all brave and innocent figures. CCPChina violates its promise, amend laws and prison ppl arbitrarily just becoz they hv diff. views. Only idiots would trust CCP but I hope they not in ur backyard. boycottchina
It’s never a crime to participate in primaries of election in the democratic society. Obviously Hong Kong is not democratic city anymore under the full control of Beijing.
More accurately, charged under dictator's law
These are all HongKongers will enthusiasm and bright future in their lives and it is now all disturbed or even ruined by CCP. The world should know about this. StandWithHongKong
The CCP and the puppet HongKong government can arrest everyone under the NationalSecurityLaw. HongKong is totally off and become the NewBerlin. OneCountryTwoSystemIsDead. HongKongers, even non-HKer not in HK are not safe under that law. StandWithHongKong save12hkyouths
'It was certainly a novel definition of subverting state power: aiming to win seats in an election.' HongKongers are just aiming to win election Why China could even not allow that? Fake democracy StandWithHongKong
kerokero_HKer Hongkonger & our friends are under HumanitarianCrisis now :( Pls dont give up HK in this big crisis, HKer not surrender! Still fighting for justice, HumanRight & democracy! Dear world, StandWithHK! SOSHK FreeHK save12hkyouth HongKongNeedsHelp NationalSecurityLaw
kerokero_HKer Say no to Tyranny! . As a Hongkonger, my dream is simple but difficult.. So difficult for HK to have justice, HumanRight, liberty & democracy.. But We’re still fighting! save12hkyouths No PoliceBrutality, CCP Chinazi Totalitarianism! StandWithHongKong StandWithHK
Real action is needed and ccpchina must be sanctioned for not respecting its commitment to the Sino British Joint Declaration! Please StandWithHongKong and protect the freedom justice HumanRights in hongkong soshk CCP_is_terrorist CCPLiedPeopleDied
kerokero_HKer HongKonger is resisting the evil CCP Chinazi & its shameless puppets for long time.. So much pain, PoliceBrutality, Exhausted & Traumatized.. but HKer is not going to give up hope, justice & humanright.. HongKongProtester HongKongNeedsHelp FreeHK StandWithHK
every prominent, and even moderate, opposition voice in Hong Kong is either now in jail, or in exile ThanksChina
It’s China though what did they expect !
HongKong is so dead.
CCP is destroying Hong Kong! Running a primary election becomes a crime, only Hong Kong and CCP will happen. HongKongers never forget and forgive! StandWithHongKong FightForDemocracy FightForFreedom MilkTeaAlliance
What do you think of them？
HK pro-demo protesters are deeply oppressed by CCP. They're silenced, or fleeing & lobby for HK, or detained w/o bail or jailed. But they still fighting for HK freedom. CCP can't be trusted, they ruin world peace & freedom. CCP must be isolated & eliminated. standwithhk
Again, it shows to the world that it’s now one country one system. All the beauty of HK is destroyed by CCP!
kerokero_HKer No matter how evil the CCP Chinazi NationalSecurityLaw are No matter how brutal the HKPolice is HKer & freedom-fighter are still fighting for justice, liberty & democracy 💪🏿😠 We are not giving up! StandWithHongKong HongKong HongKonger HumanitarianCrisis save12hkyouths
Having a legit strategy to win seats in an election is apparently subversion for CCP. Can’t be more clear the National Security Law is used to eliminate oppositions, to tighten the grip of a fragile & illegitimate regime
Now it is clear that the National Security Law is mainly used to combat Hong Kong democrats, not to protect national security. In day one, ccp and bloodycarrie government are a liar. CCP_is_terrorist CCPLiedPeopleDied HumanRightsViolations OneCountryTwoSystemIsDead
What will happen tomorrow is injustice but foreseeable. All of their bail requests will be denied. This is HK under the era of national security law, people with different political opinions will be put to jail with ''national security'' as an excuse. Pls, standwithHongKong
The dark age of HK comes with the claws of CCPChina The free world shd watch out BoycottChina
In foreseeable future there will be a Liu Xiaobo in Hong Kong, very very sad
kerokero_HKer The World should say no to Tyranny! . Although facing the evil Chinazi, NationalSecurityLaw & PoliceBrutality, Hongkongers are not giving up! Sanction XiJinPing, CarrieLam, HKGov & CCP Officals! FreeHK SOSHK SAVE12HKYOUTHS StandWithHongKong AntiChinazi
Running a primary = subverting China That’s how ccpChina defines subversion under the National Security Law. This law just aims at locking up all our pro-democracy lawmakers and activists. standwithHongKong
Amongst them, 20 are current district councillors, elected by & serving their community.
ChoiHungGuLeung How evil can the Chinazi Tyranny be? . Hongkonger well knew CCP China & HKPolice HKGov are evil brutal Totalitarianism long ago.. HKer is still fighting, For justice, HumanRight & democracy! StandWithHK FreeHK SAVE12HKYOUTHS SOSHK SAVE12 StandWithHongKong
47 activists are charged today and gonna being brought to court the next day. First time seeing Hong Kong government acting so fast and furious. Shame on the government.
Put more simply, the government can arrest any dissidents on the pretext of national security. Exercising democracy, which has nothing to do with China, somehow violates the law.
It is reported the inJustice Department of the US is prosecuting 300+ participants in the Jan. 6th protest, 5 protesters shot dead on the spot, while the arch billionaire roiter miraculously at large. What a beautiful maneuver!
If participating or organizing a preliminary election can subvert the state power of CCP, how brittle is CCP_is_terrorist? Boycott Winter Olympics in Beijing next year and sanction CCPChina as soon as possible. UyghurGenocide FreeHongKong
Participating a preliminary election definitely violates neither the Basic Law nor National Security Law of CCP_is_terrorist. The puppet regime in HongKong is ridiculous to suppress freedom, democracy, rule of law and human rights by all means. FreeHongKong StandWithHongKong
soshk_hker Under the tyranny's control, 28/2 was never a good day. HongKong: The largest charges under NSL. CCP charged 47 pro-democracy activists subversion as they attend to a legal Primaries. Taiwan: In 1947, ppls were fighting against the KMT party that started on 28/2 228HongKong
The charge on these freedom-loving people exactly shows how China denies true democracy to be practiced in Hong Kong, a promise to the world, not only to Hong Kong people and UK, when they took back control in 1997. China has to be held accountable.
They are not just activists. They are democratically elected politicians in the other side of the house. Now everyone is arrested, marks the end of one country two systems.
Shame for HK government Shame for CCP 2.28 the darkest day in Hong Kong. CCP_is_Terrorist HongKongProtest StandWithHongKong FreeHongKong
You don’t care. Kathy griffin
This is what they deserve
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