HONG KONG, Aug 1 — Hong Kong police have ordered the arrest of six pro-democracy activists living in exile on suspicion of violating the national security law, Chinese state media reported late yesterday, but the city’s force refused to comment. The six included prominent young campaigner...
File picture shows pro-democracy activist Nathan Law being interviewed by journalists outside the Final Court of Appeal after being granted bail in Hong Kong, China October 24, 2017. — Reuters pic
“Hong Kong police officially ordered the arrests of six trouble-makers who have fled overseas,” CCTV state television said.“I hope... that all of you can stand strong to resist the white terror rather than succumb to self-censorship,” he added in a Facebook post. It would be the first time the city’s police have used the extraterritorial power in the new law to go after activists who are not in the territory.
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