The Hong Kong Police arrested four people on Wednesday (December 13), because they funded the wanted former members of Hong Kong Legislative Council, Xu Zhifeng and Luo Guancong through the Internet crowdfunding platform.
According to the news bulletin issued on the official website on the official website on Thursday (December 14), the Hong Kong Police Department of the Hong Kong Police Department arrested two men and two women on Wednesday, aged 29 to 68 years old.They are suspected of violating the "funding to others to implement the crime of split state."
Newsletter stated that the survey showed that the four arrested people were suspected of in the period from December 2020 to November 2023, through the online crowdfunding platform to help two wanted to escape overseas people to conductThe split national activities involved from about 10,000 to 120,000 yuan (Hong Kong dollars, the same below, about S $ 1703 to S $ 433).The four arrested people are being detained for investigation.
The comprehensive network media "Hong Kong 01" and Ming Pao reported that Hong Yi, a senior police officer of the National Security Department, said at a press conference on Thursday that the two of the two who were wanted to escape overseas were Xu Zhifeng and Luo Guancong.
Hong Yi pointed out that after they fled to foreign countries in June and December 2020, they opened accounts on an online crowdfunding platform and made remarks that endanger national security on the account many times.At the same time, they constantly demand that foreign government sanctions Hong Kong officials and judges, suspected of inciting crimes of inciting national power, colluding foreign or overseas forces to harm national security crimes.
In addition, the two on the Internet crowdfunding platform called on the public to provide money funding and support them to continue to implement behaviors and activities that endanger national security.
Hong Yi reminded that inciting, assisting, instigating, and funding others with money or other property to implement the crime of harmful national security, which is a crime.
Asked whether the online crowdfunding platform involved is Patreon, Li Guihua, General Police Division of the National Security Department, pointed out at a press conference that the outside world does not need to deliberately focus on which platform, and emphasizes that this is a nature.
He further said that if the public finds that the network platform is likely to be committed, the subscription or stop donation should be canceled immediately, and at the same time, he will clear the line with relevant persons to do not recruit suspicion and take criminal responsibility.
The Guoan Office It was bond of 1 million yuan in July this year.Eight people , in addition to Xu Zhifeng and Luo Guancong, the other six are former Legislative Councilor Guo Rongzheng, Liu Zudi, Chief Executive Director of the Media, Yuan Gongyi, the founder of the Hong Kong Parliament, Ren Jianfeng, Lawyer,And Guo Fengyi, the director of the Hong Kong Democratic Commission of Washington, organized the "Hong Kong Democratic Commission" strategy and activity.
They have been accused of violating the collusion of foreign forces, inciting the division of the country, and inciting the crime of subverting the state power. The crimes involved from one to three are involved.
Li Guihua also said at a press conference that day that after the eight overseas fugitives were wanted in July, they each paid 1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $ 170,000) Five Overseas Fugen and frozen five-person assets.
