- Arrest warrant issued for democracy activist Samuel Chu
- Five other exiles also wanted for ‘incitement to secession’
Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for six pro-democracy activists living in exile, the first time the city’s authorities have used a sweeping new law to target campaigners living outside Hong Kong.
They include Samuel Chu, an American citizen who lives in the US, Nathan Law, a prominent campaigner who recently relocated to the UK after fleeing Hong Kong and Simon Cheng, a former British consular staffer who was granted asylum in the UK after alleging he was tortured in China.
Continue reading…Arrest warrant issued for democracy activist Samuel ChuFive other exiles also wanted for ‘incitement to secession’Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for six pro-democracy activists living in exile, the first time the city’s authorities have used a sweeping new law to target campaigners living outside Hong Kong.They include Samuel Chu, an American citizen who lives in the US, Nathan Law, a prominent campaigner who recently relocated to the UK after fleeing Hong Kong and Simon Cheng, a former British consular staffer who was granted asylum in the UK after alleging he was tortured in China. Continue reading…