Hong Kong national security police arrest 6 accused of acting with seditious intent by disrupting court hearings
- The six suspects – four men and two women – were said to have deliberately been nuisances during hearings at various courts in December and January
- One suspect was Tang Kin-wah, the former vice-chairman of the opposition-leaning Confederation of Trade Unions, which folded in October
Hong Kong national security police arrested six people on Wednesday on suspicion of committing acts with seditious intent while attending court hearings in December and January.
The six suspects – four men and two women – included Tang Kin-wah, the former vice-chairman of the opposition-leaning Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU), which folded in October.
A pastor, former government trade officer, and a part-time self-proclaimed independent online journalist were among the other suspects.
“Investigation revealed that the arrested persons are suspected of having purposely caused nuisance during their attendance for hearing” in different courts, including the High Court, West Kowloon Court and Eastern Court between December 2021 and January 2022, according to the force.
“These acts severely affected jurisdictional dignity and court operations,” police said in a statement on Wednesday.
After gathering evidence, officers from the force’s National Security Department arrested the suspects, aged between 32 and 67, in a series of raids in Tin Hau, Mong Kok, Ngau Tau Kok, Tsuen Wan, Sheung Shui and Cheung Chau on Wednesday morning.