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Police chief says will probe Civil Human Rights Front over national security violations
Police Commissioner Raymond Siu Chak-yee said mass rallies organized by the Civil Human Rights Front in recent years may have violated the national security law, which the force will dig deeper in its investigation.
The front, which is reportedly on the verge of disbanding, has not held any protests since the legislation was implemented on June 30 last year. The authorities say the law is not retroactive.
Speaking in an interview with state mouthpiece Ta Kung Pao, Siu said the front had never registered with the authorities since its establishment in 2002.
“The force had always been collecting evidence and can take action against unlawful groups at any time,” he said, adding that some heavyweights of the group have been put behind bars over illegal assemblies.
“The police could still investigate other key members of the group and charge them, even if they have resigned.”
According to reports, the front will be staging an internal meeting today to determine its fate on whether to disband the group or not.
The front had organized Hong Kong's biggest annual July 1 protest marches since the handover, including those against the extradition bill in 2019 and proposed Article 23 national security legislation in 2003.
The front was in April demanded by the police to explain why it is not registered under the city’s Societies’ Ordinance, and request the group to hand over details of its past activities and provide the force information of how it is funded.
Speaking in an interview with state mouthpiece Ta Kung Pao, Siu said the front had never registered with the authorities since its establishment in 2002.
“The force had always been collecting evidence and can take action against unlawful groups at any time,” he said, adding that some heavyweights of the group have been put behind bars over illegal assemblies.
“The police could still investigate other key members of the group and charge them, even if they have resigned.”
According to reports, the front will be staging an internal meeting today to determine its fate on whether to disband the group or not.
The front had organized Hong Kong's biggest annual July 1 protest marches since the handover, including those against the extradition bill in 2019 and proposed Article 23 national security legislation in 2003.
The front was in April demanded by the police to explain why it is not registered under the city’s Societies’ Ordinance, and request the group to hand over details of its past activities and provide the force information of how it is funded.
