Hong Kong Free Press: Over 50 Hong Kong democrats arrested under security law over 2020 legislative primaries | Practice Source - Legal News and Views

The HKFP reports…

At least 52 Hong Kong democrats were arrested on Wednesday morning for alleged violations of the national security law.

According to media reports and social media posts, the opposition figures were arrested over their organisation and participation in the primaries for the postponed 2020 Legislative Council Election last year.

arrested democrats Jan 6 — From L to R: Wu Chi-Wai, Lester Shum, Gwyneth Ho, Alvin Yeung, James To, Kwok Ka-ki, Lam Cheuk-ting, Eddie Chu, Ventus Lau, Bennie Tai, Raymond Chan and Leung Kwok-hung were among those arrested.

NowTV cited sources as saying that the arrests for alleged subversion came after candidates made an election pledge to veto government budgets.

Former lawmakers Alvin Yeung, Andrew Wan, Au Nok-hin, Eddie Chu, Gary Fan, Helena Wong, James To, Jeremy Tam, Kwok Ka-ki, Lam Cheuk Ting, Raymond Chan, Roy Kwong and Wu Chi-wai were among those arrested, according to social media posts.

District councillors Andrew Chiu, Andy Chui, Ben Chung, Clarisse Yeung, Fergus Leung, Kalvin Ho Lawrence Lau, Lee Yue-shun, Lester Shum, Michael Pang, Ng Kin-wai, Ricky Or, Roy Tam, Sam Cheung, Sze Tak-loy, Tiffany Yuen and Wong Pak-yu were also detained.

Organiser of the primaries Benny Tai and Robert Chung, executive director of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI) were also arrested. PORI provided the technology to carry out the poll. Its deputy executive director Chung Kim-wah told Commercial Radio that the police asked him to come in to assist in an investigation on Wednesday.