Six people are accused of publishing book relating to 2019 protests in move critics say has spread terror
Six people accused of publishing book relating to 2019 protests in move critics say has spread terror
National security officers accused three men and three women, aged between 18 and 62, of producing and publishing “a seditious book about a series of riots that occurred in Hong Kong from June 2019 to February 2020”, and selling it in a lunar new year stall in a shopping centre in Mong Kok, a bustling shopping district.
Police said they seized 43 copies of the book and other “seditious” items in a raid on the stall, homes and a printing shop on Tuesday evening. The police said the book advocated “Hong Kong independence” and “incited others to overthrow the central [Chinese] and Hong Kong governments”.
Before the national security law was implemented in June 2020, pro-democracy politicians and civil groups ran stalls in popular public new year markets and sold political satire-themed souvenirs and calligraphy to raise funds. But dozens of key members of the pro-democracy groups have since been arrested or fled abroad and scores of civil groups disbanded under the national security law.
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