Reports say editors, board members and a pop singer were held in early morning sweep as 200 officers raid news outlet’s office
Hong Kong broadcaster TVB said the six people arrested were from pro-democracy news website Stand News and included former board members Margaret Ng, a former democratic legislator, and Denise Ho, a pop singer, as well as acting chief editor Patrick Lam.
Police said in a statement that they had arrested three men and three women, aged 34 to 73 “for conspiracy to publish seditious publication,” a crime punishable by up to two years in prison under a provision under the city’s local laws.
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