China Formally Charges Hongkongers Arrested While Fleeing to Taiwan

China Formally Charges Hongkongers Arrested While Fleeing to Taiwan
Four families and members of the Save12HKers campaign group prepare to fly balloons towards Yantian, in mainland China (back) at Crooked Island, in Hong Kong, on Nov. 21, 2020. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
Eva Fu
Updated:

Chinese authorities formally announced charges against Hong Kong detainees more than three months after they were first arrested while reportedly fleeing to Taiwan for political asylum.

Two were charged with organizing illegal border crossings while eight others were accused of taking part in a border crossing operation, according to a Dec. 16 statement from the Yantian District People’s Court in Shenzhen city, mainland China, where the activists are being held.

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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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