Hong Kong police have detained two men on suspicion of violating the city’s national security law through links with a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in the pro-democracy protests in 2019.
Earlier this month, police alsowhom they accused of endangering national security through their alleged involvement with the fund. They included activists Bobo Yip and Cheuk Kai-kai, who campaigned against the government’s development plans years ago, according to local media reports.
Police said the pair arrested on Tuesday were suspected of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and inciting others to commit riots. Officers searched their homes and the residence of another suspect with court warrants, they said. Some computers and electronic communication devices were seized.The 2019 protests were sparked by a since-withdrawn bill that would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China.
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