Hong Kong: 289 people were arrested during a protest on Sunday against the government’s decision to postpone elections for the Hong Kong legislature. police gave this information. The election was to be held on Sunday, but Chief Executive Carrie Lam postponed it for a year on July 31. Lam attributed the rise in Coronavirus cases to postpone the election, but critics say his government was concerned that the opposition’s seats would be increased if elections were held as scheduled.
Police said 289 people have been arrested, most of whom have been arrested for illegally gathering. The police department said on its Facebook page that a woman was arrested in Kowloon district of Yaw Ma Tei area on charges of raising freedom slogans and attacking her. It said that it is illegal to raise such slogans under the newly enacted National Security Act. Anti-government protests have been taking place in Hong Kong almost every weekend since June 2019. This demonstration is against the proposed extradition law and the demand for comprehensive democracy against China’s attempt to control and tighten this former British colony.
