Hong Kong lawmakers arrested over disruption of legislature

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested seven people Sunday over scuffles that broke out with security guards during a faceoff between pro-democracy and pro-Beijing lawmakers in the city’s legislature earlier this year.

Those arrested include current and former lawmakers and a legislative aide, police said. All seven are from the pro-democracy camp.

A police statement said that six men and one woman had been detained on suspicion of contempt and interfering with legislative personnel. It wasn’t clear if that referred to other lawmakers or the security staff.

The statement said the arrests are part of an investigation into a May 8 committee meeting in which pro-democracy lawmakers rushed toward the chairperson’s seat and a phalanx of security guards shoved back.



FILE - In this May 8, 2020, file photo, pan-democratic legislator Ray Chan is taken away by security guards during a Legislative Council's House Committee meeting in Hong Kong. Hong Kong police arrested seven people, including Chan, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 over scuffles that broke out in the city’s legislature during a faceoff between pro-democracy and pro-Beijing lawmakers. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)


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[iluvtennis]

1. At least he was detained in the open. No tear gas, no rubber bullets, no "police" in militia gear

pulling up and yanking people off the streets. Don't know what happened off camera, but at least this was civil.

[Illumination]

2. So sad...This is a good man they're hauling away with his hands up. Hope there is a way to oust

the pro-Beijing lawmakers...Otherwise, even if we could, who would want to travel there?