Man arrested and charged by Police National Security Department
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The investigation revealed that the arrested man was suspected of repeatedly publishing posts with seditious intentions on social platforms, with content provoking hatred towards the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Hong Kong Police Force and the Judiciary, calling for sanction against government officials as well as inciting violence.
NSD this morning (January 22) officially laid charge against the man with one count of "knowingly publishing publications that had a seditious intention". The case will be mentioned at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts this afternoon.
Police remind members of the public that "knowingly publishing publications that had a seditious intention" is a serious crime. Offenders shall be liable to imprisonment for seven years on first conviction. Members of the public are urged not to defy the law.
Ends/Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Issued at HKT 12:04
Issued at HKT 12:04
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