In Hong Kong, police announced new rewards for information leading to the capture of five exiled activists accused of crimes against national security.
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with our correspondent in Hong Kong, Florence de Changy
The five activists named Thursday by the police are accused of inciting secession, inciting subversion and collusion with foreign forces, all crimes harshly punished by the new National Security Lawimposed on Hong Kong by Beijing in 2020 and which has since muzzled all opposition and silenced all criticism of the authorities.
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Police have promised a reward of one million Hong Kong dollars, around 120,000 euros, for information leading to the arrest of these people who are all in exile, mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States.
These five activists, aged 24 to 46, including two young women, therefore joined the list of 8 other pro-democracy activistson whose head a price was already put last July, for the same amount, including Nathan Lawbased in London, but currently living in hiding.
“ We will not tolerate any attempt by any foreign power to intimidate, harass or harm individuals or communities in the United Kingdom “, declared the head of British diplomacy David Cameron.
Eleven political figures from Hong Kong have already been “sanctioned” by the United States.