Activist ‘Grandma Wong’ arrested over Tiananmen march following Hong Kong police ban on June 4 events

Now they are arresting grannies in Hong Kong for speaking their mind. That means they may well be arresting a lot more before the year is over..

  • Alexandra Wong marched solo from start point of annual march that police banned again this year citing Covid-19 restrictions
  • The 65-year-old was arrested in Wan Chai on suspicion of taking part in an unauthorised assembly, and related incitement offence

 

The SCMP reports

A Hong Kong opposition activist known as “Grandma Wong” has been arrested on suspicion of taking part in an unauthorised assembly and inciting others to join as she marched solo to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown following a police ban.

Alexandra Wong Fung-yiu was pictured on Sunday afternoon at Wan Chai’s Southorn Playground holding a placard referring to the 1989 crackdown, before setting off in the direction of Beijing’s liaison office in Sai Ying Pun with police in tow.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3135435/coronavirus-activist-grandma-wong-arrested-over