Hong Kong's national security police have arrested six individuals associated with a pro-democracy media outlet -- including pop star Denise Ho -- and raided its office, raising further concerns about diminishing press freedoms in the city.
A government notice on Wednesday said officers arrested six current and former senior staff members of"an online media company" in the morning for"conspiracy to publish seditious publications." "The arrested persons included three men and three women, aged 34 to 73. The searches on their respective residences are underway," the statement said, without identifying the individuals or the company.
urges the government to protect press freedom in accordance with the Basic Law," said the , which has recently come under a firestorm of criticism from Hong Kong authorities and Chinese state media.Senior editor of"Stand News" Ronson Chan, center, is taken away by police officers in Hong Kong, Wednesday, December 29, 2021. The association added that Ronson Chan Ron-sing, the deputy assignment editor of Stand News and the chairman of
, was also"taken away by the police."Stand News had posted a video of police arriving at Chan's home for a raid earlier on Wednesday morning."This is the court search warrant to enter and search relevant materials. The charge is conspiracy to publish seditious publications," an officer is heard saying in the video.CNN has reached out to Stand News for comment.Among the six arrested was Cantonese pop star and prominent pro-democracy activist Denise Ho.
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