Two arrested 'for publishing seditious online posts'
National security police have arrested two people on suspicion of publishing seditious posts on social media that incite hatred against the SAR's constitutional order, the force said on Thursday. The suspects, a 38-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, were arrested in Kowloon on Tuesday. Police allege they operated pages on various social media platforms. The male suspect, a licensed insurance…
On Thursday, national security police arrested a 38-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman for allegedly publishing seditious posts on social media, Kowloon police reported. The suspects were apprehended on Tuesday in Kowloon. According to police, the two individuals operated pages on various social media platforms.
The male suspect, who is a licensed insurance broker, is accused of profiting from selling insurance products through the pages, police said. Authorities had obtained court search warrants before the arrest and searched the suspects' homes, seizing relevant exhibits. The pair have since been released on bail pending further investigation.
Under Section 24 of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, the offense of doing with a seditious intention an act that had a seditious intention carries a maximum penalty of seven years imprisonment on the first conviction.
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