Hong Kong police have accused eight overseas-based activists of serious national security offenses including foreign collusion and incitement.
Chinese and Hong Kong authorities say the law has restored the stability necessary for preserving Hong Kong’s economic success.“It’s my duty ... to continue to speak out against the crackdown that is going on right now, against the tyranny that is now reigning over the city that was once one of the freest in Asia,” Yam, a senior fellow with Georgetown University’s Center for Asian Law, told Reuters by telephone from Australia.
“All they want to do is try to make a show of their view that the national security law has extraterritorial effect,” said Yam, who police accused of meeting foreign officials to instigate sanctions against Hong Kong officials, judges and prosecutors.The seven others gave no immediate comment to Reuters.
Police told the news conference that 260 people had been arrested under the national security law, with 79 of them convicted of offenses including subversion and terrorism.“We are definitely not putting on a political show nor disseminating fear,” Li said, adding that chances of prosecution were slim if the defendants remained abroad.
“If they don’t return, we won’t be able to arrest them, that’s a fact,” he said. “But we won’t stop wanting them.” British-based rights group Hong Kong Watch said in a statement that Britain, the U.S. and Australia should issue statements “guaranteeing the safety of those activists named and the wider Hong Kong community living overseas.”
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