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Hong Kong university student leader arrested in early morning raid by 20 police officers
- Baptist University’s Keith Fong was detained on suspicion of obstruction of justice and possession of offensive weapons after the raid on Wednesday morning
- Student union condemns arrest and accuses ‘Hong Kong communist authorities’ of spreading terror
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Hong Kong police have arrested a Baptist University student leader, who was previously detained for buying laser pointers widely used against officers during last year’s anti-government protests.
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Keith Fong Chung-yin, who heads the university’s student union, was arrested by more than 20 officers at his home at about 7am on Wednesday on suspicion of obstruction of justice, resisting official police work and possession of offensive weapons in a public place.
In a statement, the union strongly condemned “the indiscriminate arrests of student union members”, and called for Fong’s immediate release.
“Since the national security law was passed, the Hong Kong communist authorities have carried out large scale retaliation and spread white terror through the city,” the statement said.
Fong was taken to Sha Tin Police Station.
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