The "Hong Kong National Security Law" was implemented in 2020. The National Security Department of the police force has arrested 236 people so far, and 140 people have been prosecuted.
Police Commissioner Xiao Zeyi said today that since the implementation of the "National Security Law" and enforcement actions, Hong Kong has returned to calm as a whole, but he is worried that local terrorism will go underground. The police will continue to strengthen intelligence collection and monitor the online activities of anti-Hong Kong rioters next activity.
He denied that the police used the "National Security Law" to make indiscriminate arrests, and urged the society to think about "when black riots occur, why are there so many people behind them pushing for speculation and committing illegal acts?" Let’s be a bad guy.” The relevant behavior deserves public attention.
It has been two years since the implementation of the "Hong Kong National Security Law".
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As of the latest figures, the National Security Department has arrested a total of 236 people, of whom 140 have been prosecuted.
Xiao Zeyi said that maintaining national security is the top priority of the government. Since the implementation of the "Hong Kong National Security Law" and enforcement, Hong Kong has returned to calm as a whole, but he is worried that local terrorism will go underground, and there will be soft confrontations, including online and offline confrontations Behavior, on July 1, 2021, a lone wolf attacked his comrades, "Will it happen again? It cannot be taken lightly."
He also pointed out that the police will continue to collect intelligence, and the police alone will not be enough. Therefore, the police actively promote the "anti-terrorism of the whole people, and report any suspicion."
He pointed out that the national security law reporting hotline has received 400,000 messages so far, and the anti-terrorism hotline has received a total of 13,000 messages since it was launched last year, including cases that can be followed up and made further arrests, two of which involved illegal weapons and chemicals.
He disagreed with the statement that the "National Security Law" suppresses human rights, and pointed out that all developed countries in the world have relevant laws, "Is there any law dealing with national security? I believe there are."
As for whether the police used the "National Security Law" to make indiscriminate arrests, he asked rhetorically, "When black riots occur, why are there so many people behind the scenes to promote speculation and commit illegal acts?" He also said that some people used despicable methods to "push "Xilu came out to be a bad leader", many young people were imprisoned, and it also had a great impact on their families. Related behaviors deserve public attention.
He also quoted an arrested young man who regretted afterwards saying, "Qianqi should not put impulse first."
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