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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Jessie Pang

Hong Kong arrests six activists on accusation of sedition

Hong Kong police arrested six activists on Wednesday for suspected sedition and contravention of a national security law in connection with what the police called "causing nuisance" at court hearings in December and January.

Police, who typically do not identify arrested people, said the six were aged from 32 to 67, had been arrested for “having purposely caused nuisance" during various court hearings they attended.

They had been being detained for further investigation, police said.

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