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Stance News Case: Two editor-in-chief indicted, Blinken urges the release of arrested persons-BBC News

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The Hong Kong Police National Security Office has frozen the assets of HK$61 million in Position News.

The Hong Kong Police National Security Service prosecuted “Position News” and its two editors and editors, both new and old, for “conspiracy to publish seditious publications.” The governments of the United Kingdom and the United States and international organizations have continued to express their concerns about the collapse of Hong Kong’s “Stance News” after being searched.

The defendants are 52-year-old former director and former editor-in-chief of “Stance News” Zhong Peiquan, and 34-year-old former acting editor-in-chief Lin Shaotong, and the “Stance News” company. The defendant was brought to the West Kowloon Magistracy on Thursday (December 30). Once found guilty, he will face up to two years in prison and a fine of 5,000 Hong Kong dollars (641 U.S. dollars; 4084 yuan).

Prior to the National Security Police arrested a total of seven people, the police confirmed that the arrested persons who have not been charged will continue to be detained by the police for investigation. According to Hong Kong media reports, this includes singer He Yunshi, former scientific editor Zhou Dazhi of “Stance”, barrister Wu Aiyi and senior social welfare worker Fang Minsheng four former directors, and the former deputy director of Apple Daily Chen Peimin who is currently in custody.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region authorities to release the arrested persons. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam, criticized Western officials for “traveling on the rule of law”. The Commissioner’s Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in Hong Kong warned Western countries that “every acts of injustice will kill themselves.”

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