Hong Kong Police Arrest Several Pro-Democracy Politicians
- Arrested were accused of violating LegCo ordinance: police
- Other arrests cannot be not ruled out, Global Times says
Wu Chi-wai, center, is removed by security during a scuffle at the Legislative Council earlier on May 22.
Photographer: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
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Police in Hong Kong arrested seven pro-democracy politicians on Sunday for their involvement in scuffles at a Legislative Council meeting in May.
The six current and former LegCo members and one assistant are accused of violating the lawmaking body’s powers and privilege ordinance, the police said at a briefing on Sunday. The group will be released on bail and a hearing has been scheduled for Nov. 5 in Eastern Magistrate court, they said.