Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested for allegedly participating in illegal assembly and anti-mask law.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been arrested for"unlawful assembly" related to a 2019 protest against a face-mask ban.
The 23-year-old pro-democracy figure posted to Twitter on Thursday saying he was"arrested when reporting to Central Police Station at about 1pm". “The arrest is related to participating in an unauthorised assembly on October 5 last year," he wrote.Joshua is arrested when reporting to Central Police Station at about 1pm today. The arrest is related to participating in an unauthorized assembly on 5Oct last year. He is told to have violated the draconian anti-mask law as well.
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