One of Hong Kong’s most prominent human rights activists, lawyer Albert Ho, 71, was arrested by Hong Kong police on March 21 on charges of falsifying witness statements, AFP reported on March 21, citing a police source.
Ho previously led the now-disbanded Hong Kong Alliance, which organized annual candlelight pickets for more than three decades to mourn those killed in the Tiananmen Square events of 1989.
The human rights activist faces up to ten years in prison on charges of “inciting subversive activities” under a national security law that the Hong Kong administration passed in 2020 under pressure from Beijing after widespread protests by local opposition. .
Around noon, a group of officers wearing jackets with Department of Homeland Security insignia escorted Ho out of his home with his hands cuffed behind his back, according to footage released by local media.
Police later issued a statement confirming the arrest of a 71-year-old man on suspicion of “obstruction of justice”, but did not identify him.
Ho’s subversion trial is still pending and he was released on bail in August after spending nearly a year in jail. The terms of the bond included a confidentiality order for any speech deemed a threat to national security.
Breach of bail may result in immediate arrest under Hong Kong law.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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