The three co-founders of a prominent group in Hong Kong’s 79-day long pro-democracy street protests surrendered to the police Saturday, but were later released unconditionally.
Academics Benny Tai, Chan Kin-man, and Reverend Chu Yiu-ming showed up at police headquarters in the morning for their scheduled “arrest appointment.” Gary Fan, a pro-democracy lawmaker, also turned himself in.
In early January, police had phoned 32 key figures of the Umbrella Movement—what pro-democracy supporters have dubbed their cause—telling them to turn themselves in at their HQ in Wan Chai to “assist in investigations” on specific dates or face home arrest.
