Hong Kong seeks arrest of activists accused of inciting blank votes at election
29/11/2021 19:14
Hong Kong authorities issued arrest warrants on Monday for two activists living abroad for inciting people not to vote or to cast blank votes at a Dec. 19 legislative election, the city's first under Beijing's new "patriots-only" rules. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said former democratic legislator Ted Hui and former district councillor Yau Man-chun "had allegedly breached" in their social media posts new electoral rules that prohibit inciting people not to vote or to cast blank votes. The two, both 39, are not in Hong Kong, but the new rules apply to all conduct concerning the election, regardless of the location of a suspect, ICAC said. They face a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a fine of K$200,000 ($25,642).
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