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Written by: Ling Yide
2020-09-08 11:10
Last update date: 2020-09-08 11:11
The day before yesterday (6th), officers of the National Security Department arrested the deputy chairman of the People’s Forces "Quabi" Tan Dezhi, accusing him of "publishing seditious texts." 48 hours after he was detained for investigation, he was charged with 4 counts of "publishing seditious texts." He will appear in Fanling Magistracy at 2:30 pm today (8th).
The Senior Superintendent of the National Security Service, Li Guihua, said at a press conference a few days ago that the arrested man had held a total of 29 lectures between the end of June and August, and used the epidemic prevention lectures to "make a name for himself" and published remarks that aroused hatred and contempt for the government. Some words At the same time, it has caused dissatisfaction among the people. The police are not currently handling the case under the National Security Act, but instead arrest him on the crime of "publishing sedition" in the Criminal Offences Ordinance.
The day before yesterday (6th) at 10:15 in the morning, the police arrested a 47-year-old man in Tai Po for violating Section 10 of the Criminal Offences Ordinance, Chapter 200, "publishing seditious texts" and seized his communication facilities including telephones for investigation .
Li Guihua pointed out that the arrested person’s remarks mainly constituted incitement to literary crimes from two aspects, including arousing hatred and contempt of the government. Some of the words also caused dissatisfaction among the people.
He added that at the beginning of the investigation, the police followed Article 21 of the National Security Law in the direction of "inciting secession." After the Department of Justice's opinion, the crime of "publishing sedition" in the Criminal Offences Ordinance was more appropriate.
When asked why the National Security Department handled the case, he said that since the case was initially investigated by the National Security Department, the National Security Department continued to follow up.
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