Hong Kong pro-democracy activist arrested

Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, was arrested on Thursday for "participating in an unauthorized assembly" last October, according to a post on his Twitter account. "Joshua is arrested when reporting to Central Police Station at about 1 p.m. today. The arrest is related to participating in an unauthorized assembly on 5 Oct last year. He is told to have violated the draconian anti-mask law as well," the post read. Hong Kong's anti-mask law, which came into effect on October 5, 2019, bans people from covering their faces during protests. "Today's arrest is a notorious abuse to the criminal justice system by placing charges ruled unconstitutional earlier. However, I choose not to surrender. "Facing max. The penalty of 5 years in jail for unauthorized assembly and 1yr for wearing a mask, I'm not deterred whenever I think of fellow protesters who are struggling in detention in Hong Kong or in mainland China," it added. According to a report in the South China Morning Post, another activist, Koo Sze-yiu was also detained in connection with the October 2019 protest. (IANS)

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