Five men and two women aged between 24-71 arrested for allegedly helping suspect
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.This file photo taken on July 1, 2020 shows a protester using a sharp object against a police officer who is trying to detain a man during a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on the 23rd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China.
“We do not rule out the possibility that more people will be arrested afterwards,” Yau Kin-hung, a senior police officer said.On July 2, police arrested a 24-year-old man at the airport on suspicion of stabbing and wounding an officer during the demonstration just hours after the new law was imposed.
The legislation punishes crimes related to secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces, with punishments of up to life in prison.Following the incident Hong Kong police had posted images on twitter of officer with a bleeding arm saying he was stabbed by “rioters holding sharp objects”.
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