Hong Kong Police Make First 2 Arrests Under National Security Law

Hong Kong Police Make First 2 Arrests Under National Security Law
Police display a public announcement banner showing a warning to protesters in Causeway Bay before the annual handover march in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020. Vincent Yu/AP
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Hong Kong police on July 1 made the first two arrests under a new national security law imposed by the Chinese communist regime.

The two individuals, a man and a woman, were detained for holding pro-independence flags. The Hong Kong Police Force said they were suspected of violating the Chinese regime’s national security law. They were among more than 70 people arrested by riot police by 4 p.m.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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