First arrest under new security law in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, the first arrest was made under the new security law. The local police reported this themselves. It is a man who wore an independence flag. Meanwhile, China has parried international criticism, “It’s not your business.”

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On Wednesday, the Hong Kong police made the first arrest under the new security law. It would be a man who had an independence flag, which is not allowed under the new law.

Protests have been banned under the new law, but July 1 marks 23 years since the United Kingdom gave Hong Kong to China. Several people took to the streets for this and protests were also made against the new law. Among other things, ‘Rejuvenate Hong Kong!’ shouted, and people were carrying “Resist the bad security law” signs The Guardian.

The night before, police commanders were told during a training session that anyone waving an independence flag or calling for independence will be arrested. That she is a police source to CNN. The source also said that anyone who is being searched and who carries an independence flag will be arrested.

International criticism

The new law has already been criticized from an international angle. The European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan and the US, among others, have already spoken critically.

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said that the “one country, two systems” model, as it applies in Hong Kong, has proven its failure. Taiwan has repeatedly rejected Beijing’s plans to apply the same model there.

China: “It’s not your business”

“What’s wrong with you? It is not your business, “Zhang Xiaoming of the Hong Kong and Macao Bureau of the Chinese State Council said. “The countries that now say they want to impose severe sanctions on Chinese government officials: that is the logic of bandits.”

According to Zhang, there has been wide consultation with people from Hong Kong about the law. He parried criticism that the law would undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy. “If we so wish, we will be able to implement Hong Kong’s criminal laws, procedures and national security laws. So why bother so much for a specially tailored law for Hong Kong. “

The law was passed in the Chinese parliament on Tuesday and aims to tackle ‘separatism’, ‘terrorism’, ‘subversion’ and ‘cooperation with external and foreign forces’ and ensure stability in Hong Kong, where major protests erupted last year against central authority. Violations would carry life sentences.

After approval, Joshua Wong and other leaders of the pro-democracy movement have announced that they are leaving their party.

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