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Chen Rijun: Suspect under China’s Hong Kong National Security Law – BBC News

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Chen Rijun: Suspect under China’s Hong Kong National Security Law – BBC News

May 16, 2022 at 2:04 am

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Cardinal Chen Rijun, who is 90 years old, has been active in pro-democracy political activities.

The Hong Kong National Security Police detained five former trustees of the “612 Humanitarian Support Fund”, accusing them of violating China’s “Hong Kong National Security Law”, including Cardinal Chen Rijun, Emeritus Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong National Security Police said that 90-year-old Chen Rijun and others were “suspected of requesting a foreign country or an overseas organization to impose sanctions on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and endanger national security” and were suspected of “conspiracy to collude with foreign forces or foreign forces to endanger national security.” The five were detained for a day and were released on bail pending investigation, but they were required to hand over their travel documents as ordered by the magistrate and not be allowed to leave Hong Kong.

Chen Rijun became a criminal suspect of the Hong Kong police and attracted international attention. The Vatican said the Holy See would closely monitor developments, the U.S. State Department strongly condemned the arrests, and British Foreign Office officials called Hong Kong police practices “unacceptable.”

Li Jiachao, the chief executive-elect of Hong Kong, China, who disclosed his Catholic beliefs during the election campaign, commented for the first time days after the arrest: “Whatever the person involved in this case, the most important thing is that what we are targeting is his criminal conduct, and the His background and ideas are not directly related.”

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