Five of them were arrested in May 2022 for Telegram posts accused of developing weapons and planning to kill police officers. They were later charged with conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm and other crimes. On November 3, a few months after four people were remanded in custody, three of them each faced new charges of seditious acts, making it a matter of national security. [256] The experts called on the government to urgently repeal and independently revise the national security law to ensure it complies with both human rights and international law. In addition to the four above-mentioned offences listed in the National Security Law, Section 43 of the Act authorizes the Chief Executive of Hong Kong to issue additional rules for the application of measures when the Hong Kong Police are seized of cases involving offences endangering national security. The Hong Kong General Union of Speech-Language Pathologists was founded in November 2019 at the height of the protests. The Union has published three animated books on wolves and sheep, entitled Guardians of the Sheep Village, 12 Warriors of the Sheep Village and Dustman of the Sheep Village. The cartoons, which suggest political implications, were based on the 2019 protest, the detention of 12 Hong Kongers and the strike by medical staff at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. [150] [151] Several local media reported 27.

As of December 2020, 15 to 30 Hong Kongers were wanted abroad by the National Ministry of Security. 4 exiled activists were named: Ted Hui, Sunny Cheung, Baggio Leung, Brian Leung. Police said the 36-year-old was also suspected of voyeurism and „posting images from a voyeurism commission” after agents from the National Security Unit discovered that he had taken indecent photos of a person and shared them on social platforms. [248] On May 11, 2022, Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, was arrested by security police on charges of „conspiracy to collude with foreign forces” under the national security law. As this investigation continues, he is on trial for failing to register a now-defunct pro-democracy protest relief fund as an administrator. Wong Kin-chung, a 40-year-old man of Portuguese nationality, was arrested by the NSD on November 1, 2022 for his role in „Riot” for his participation in the Hong Kong Independence Party, whose social platform accounts were managed by Wong. Wong was reportedly arrested upon arrival in Hong Kong. He was then charged with sedition on 3 November and his request for bail was rejected by the court. On 29 September, they were each charged with „an act or acts with seditious intent”.

The 18-year-old was also accused of insulting the national anthem by publishing altered lyrics and desecrating the national flag. [252] Two of them were accused of posting pro-independence messages on LIHKG, Discord, and YouTube. [253] [254] Both are in pre-trial detention. [255] „Charges of terrorism and incitement to hatred are used inappropriately to suppress the exercise of fundamental rights protected under international law, including freedom of expression and expression, freedom of peaceful assembly, and the right to participate in public affairs,” the experts said. Lai Chun-pong, owner of the „Fix 3C” phone repair shop, was arrested by the DSN on September 5, 2020 for „conspiracy to harm police officers” in December 2019,[75] and subsequently charged. [76] He was the first to be arrested by the National Security Police for non-NSL related offenses, raising concerns about the DSN`s authority. Lai was arrested in July 2019 for sharing information without consent, but was later released. [77] According to court documents, Lai and eight others are accused of planning a bomb attack to massacre police during anti-government protests, including three who failed to flee to Taiwan. [78] Finally, the case involved a total of 13 defendants, some related to the December 8, 2019, protests and a December 20, 2019 shooting, three of whom were one of 12 Hong Kongers who attempted to flee Hong Kong and seek refuge in Taiwan. The application of the national security law also raises concerns about a fair trial, experts said, noting that a judge had rejected Ms. twice. Chow was released on bail on the grounds that if released, she would continue to endanger national security.

The judge also refused to lift the restrictions on reporting because it was not in the interests of justice for the media to report on the hearing. About 12 percent of national security-related arrests are related to „collusion with foreign forces.” Attracting foreign support was a key part of the pro-democracy movement`s strategy in 2019, and authorities appear to have created the NSL in part as a tool to sever relations between activists in Hong Kong and their supporters abroad.