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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Hong Kong police arrest 6 accused of sedition

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Hong Kong’s national security police used a colonial-era sedition law to arrest six people Wednesday on suspicion of causing a nuisance at court hearings in December and January.

The suspects — four men and two women aged between 32 and 67 years old — were arrested on suspicion of committing an “act or acts with seditious intent," an offense under the Crimes Ordinance.

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