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Hong Kong police arrest lawyer and 10 others on suspicion of helping activists flee city
Hong Kong police arrested a lawyer and 10 others on suspicion of helping 12 Hong Kong activists try to flee the city, according to media reports.
Key points:
- A lawyer and ten others are suspected of helping 12 youth attempt to flee by sea to Taiwan last August
- The clampdown follows fears Beijing is asserting more control over the city
- Western countries expressed “serious concern” after 55 pro-democracy activists were arrested last week
The fresh wave of arrests comes a week after 55 activists were apprehended in the largest move against Hong Kong’s democracy movement since Beijing imposed a new national security law last June to quell dissent in the semi-autonomous territory.
The clampdown has intensified concerns that Beijing is asserting…
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