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Search Position News | Seven people arrested for "conspiracy to publish seditious publications" arrested for the first guilty sentenced to a maximum of 2 years in prison

2021-12-29T05:27:39.092Z


The National Security Department of the police launched an operation at 6 am today (29th) and arrested 3 men and 3 women current or former senior officials of Position News. The arrested persons included Zhong Peiquan, former editor-in-chief of Position News, and Lin Shaotong, acting editor-in-chief of Position News.


The National Security Department of the police launched an operation at 6 am today (29th) and arrested 3 men and 3 women current or former senior officials of Position News. The arrested persons included Zhong Peiquan, former editor-in-chief of Position News, Lin Shaotong, acting editor-in-chief, and former directors. Zhou Dazhi, Wu Aiyi, Fang Minsheng, He Yunshi.

It is reported that Chen Peimin, the former deputy director of Apple Daily, was arrested at Da Lam Correctional Institution today on charges of conspiracy to publish seditious publications. It is reported that she is suspected of participating in writing articles in Position News.

The arrested person is suspected of violating sections 9 and 10 of the Criminal Offences Ordinance.


The relevant regulations stipulate that anyone who publishes seditious texts or publishes, publishes, sells, offers to sell, distributes, displays or reproduces seditious publications is liable to a second level fine (ie 5,000 yuan) and imprisonment for 2 years on the first conviction. The conviction is punishable by 3 years’ imprisonment, and the seditious publications involved are officially confiscated.


According to sections 9 and 10 of the Criminal Offences Ordinance, it is specified that any person has done, attempted, prepared to do, or conspired with any person to do an act with seditious intent, or publish seditious text, publish, publish, sell, offer to sell, Distributing, displaying or copying seditious publications; or importing seditious publications (except if he has no reason to believe that the publications are seditious publications) is a crime. The first conviction is punishable by a second-level fine and 2 years of imprisonment, and subsequent convictions can be Imprisoned for 3 years.

The seditious publications were confiscated and returned to the government.

According to the police, the National Security Service of the Police Force arrested 6 senior or former senior personnel of online media companies this morning on suspicion of conspiracy to publish seditious publications in violation of Sections 9 and 10 of the Criminal Offences Ordinance.

The ages of the 3 men and 3 women ranged from 34 to 73 years old.

The police also searched the premises of the arrested person.

In addition, the National Security Office of the Police Force today (29th) morning executed a court warrant issued by the court in accordance with Schedule 1 of the Implementation Rules of Article 43 of the "Hong Kong National Security Act" to search the office of "Stance News" in Kwun Tong.

A search warrant includes the power to authorize the police to search and seize news materials.

During the operation, the police dispatched more than 200 uniformed and plainclothes personnel, and the search operation is still in progress.

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Source: hk1

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