Seven Opposition Politicians Arrested in Hong Kong Over Legislative Scuffle

Pro-democracy lawmaker Eddie Chu Hoi-dick (top C) shouts at security trying to restrain at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on May 8, 2020. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

Hong Kong’s pan-democracy camp slammed the city’s government following the arrest of seven opposition politicians on Nov. 1.

Police arrested them in connection with a May 8 scuffle, when pro-democracy and pro-Beijing lawmakers in the Legislative Council (LegCo), the city’s legislature, clashed over the appointment of the LegCo House committee chairperson. The committee vets bills and decides when to present them for a final vote.