Hong Kong democracy activist Huang Zhifeng was arrested by Hong Kong police on Thursday (September 24). He was also arrested along with social activist Koo Sze Yiu.
This is yet another arrest of a prominent pro-democracy activist since Hong Kong’s version of the National Security Law came into effect. Previously, Hong Kong media tycoon Li Zhiying and Hong Kong Public Opinion member Zhou Ting were arrested. The National Security Law, which came into effect on June 30 of this year, explicitly states that it does not have retroactive effect in general.
The arrests were made in a somewhat dramatic manner, not by the police, as one usually sees in the media, but by Huang Zhifeng, who was arrested when he reported to the police for another case.
Huang Zhifeng himself tweeted after his arrest, saying, “He was arrested on Thursday when he reported to the Central District Police Station at about 1:00 noon. The arrest was in connection with attending an unauthorized rally last Oct. 5. Police told him he was in violation of a strict law against wearing masks.”
Huang Zhifeng, 23, is one of the highest-profile activists in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests and is the founder and secretary general of Hong Kong’s Public Chi.
A few hours later, however, Huang Zhifeng was released on bail. He told the media that the international community should not pay too much attention to prominent activists like him. He called on the Chinese mainland authorities to release the 12 Hong Kong youths. Mainland police say the 12 were caught while smuggling people to Taiwan and are wanted by Hong Kong police for their involvement in protests in Hong Kong.
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