The National Security Division of the Hong Kong Police Force took law enforcement action in Kowloon this morning (5th) and arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly violating Sections 9 and 10 of the Crimes Ordinance, Chapter 200 of the Laws of Hong Kong "to commit an act with seditious intent". "crime.
It is understood that the arrested person is suspected of posting "Recover Hong Kong, revolution of the times" on his personal account in the Liandeng discussion forum, and appealed not to cooperate with the forced inspection of the building.
Police investigations revealed that the arrested man surnamed Wang continued to publish messages with inflammatory intentions on online social platforms from November to December 2022, including promoting Hong Kong independence and inciting others to overthrow the central government and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The government, causing others to hate the judiciary, judges and law enforcement officers, and calling for resistance to epidemic prevention policies, etc.
The arrested person is being detained for investigation.
It is understood that the arrested person is suspected of leaving messages on his personal account in the Linden discussion forum, including "Recovering Hong Kong, revolution of the times", etc., and appealed not to cooperate with the building's forced inspection.
In addition, the arrested person also used his Facebook account to repost the download URL of the seditious publication "Yangcun 2.0", and left a message "Catch me if you can".
In addition, based on a court warrant, the police searched the residence of the arrested man and seized electronic communication tools that had been used to publish seditious messages.
The police reminded the public that the crime of "acting with seditious intent" is a serious crime, and the first conviction is punishable by imprisonment for 2 years.
Members of the public should not defy the law.