PHOTO: South China Morning Post
Activist Joshua Wong from the Demosisto celebration has been arrested in Hong Kong, along with fellow campaigners. The arrests come forward of a rally deliberate for this weekend.
A assertion on Demosisto’s Twitter account confirmed the arrests, adding that Wong was pushed right into a minivan while on his way to an underground train station.
“Our secretary-general Joshua Wong was just arrested this morning at roughly 7:30, when he was walking to the South Horizons MTR station. He was forcefully pushed into a personal minivan on the street in broad daylight. Our lawyers are following the case now.”
Thai PBS World stories that Agnes Chow, one other activist, was additionally arrested at her house, and that pro-independence chief Andy Chan was arrested at Hong Kong airport.
Blacklisted of mass protests is planned for Hong Kong, although police keep the rallies have been banned for security reasons..