Hong Kong Police Issue Arrest Warrants for 19 People Overseas

Rights group Hong Kong Watch condemned the arrest warrants, describing them as “transnational repression.”
Hong Kong Police Issue Arrest Warrants for 19 People Overseas
A riot police officer stands guard during a clearance operation during a demonstration in a mall in Hong Kong on July 6, 2020. Isaac Lawrence/AFP via Getty Images
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Hong Kong’s national security police issued arrest warrants for 19 activists based overseas on July 25, accusing them of subversion under a stringent national security law, and offering financial rewards for information leading to their arrest.

The National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force said in a statement that the individuals are suspected of organizing, establishing, or taking part in a group called the “Hong Kong Parliament.
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