PJM: Hong Kong police have arrested at least 53 former lawmakers and democracy activists for violating the city’s draconian national security law. The crackdown targeted those responsible for organizing a primary election held last July in advance of the vote for the legislature.
The primary was designed to cull the number of pro-democracy candidates and give the democracy movement a better chance of having a strong representation in the legislature. Eventually, the election was postponed due to the pandemic but authorities warned at the time that the organizers of the primary may be subject to prosecution under the new security law.
Of those 53 arrested, six were taken into custody for planning the primary, and 47 were arrested for participating.
The reason for the crackdown was laughably bogus. more
I am disappointed in IOTW. Where’s all the bravado? Everyone seems to have curled up and rolled over. The Hong Kong protesters put us to shame.
Get ready, this is on the way to Amerika the new USSR. 🤬
Miss Kitty, it’s here and waiting for its January 21 debut.
Ann Thracts – Like the avatar – we’re all passengers on the Titanic now!
The crackdown on personal freedom is worldwide, and highly coordinated at that.
There is a reason for this, figure it out for yourself.
Those in Hong Kong are showing extreme courage and if we don’t display the same in this crisis we may face the same fate as they’re likely to.
I admire the courage shown by these people!
President* Joey Obiden Bama will be sending his special envoy, Humper Biden, to negotiate the fate of these unfortunate, misunderstood, democracy advocates. Perhaps a deal can be made to exchange them for eliminating sanctions against the ChiComs.
@ Anonymous
“Where’s all the bravado?”
Check the definition of irony.
As goes America, so goes the world.
Send Kamala ASAP.
Unless Xi identifies as a zhe. Is so, send Barky, he of the bended knees.