China News Agency, Hong Kong, February 28 (Reporter Wang Laiyi) One media founder Li Zhiying, former legislator Li Zhuoren, and former Democratic Party chairman Yang Sen were arrested by the Hong Kong police on the 28th. Hong Kong police said that three persons had been charged with allegedly participating in illegal assembly on August 31 last year, and the case appeared in the Eastern Magistracy on May 5.
At about 7 a.m. on the same day, officers from the Hong Kong District Crime Squad of the Police arrested Li Zhiying at his Kadoorie Road apartment in Ho Man Tin and took him to the Kowloon City Police Station for further investigation. Li Zhuoren and Yang Sen were arrested at their homes in Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Baguio Bay, respectively.
The Hong Kong Police Force's Hong Kong Island Regional Chief Criminal Superintendent, Senior Superintendent Huang Dongguang introduced the case and pointed out that the police arrested three local men aged 63 to 72 on the 28th. They were suspected of participating in the Wan Chai to Central District on August 31 last year A 72-year-old man was suspected to be connected with a criminal intimidation case in Hong Kong Island East. It is reported that on June 4, 2017, Li Zhiying had a verbal conflict with a reporter from the Oriental Press Group. The police classified the case as a criminal intimidation investigation.
Huang Dongguang said that the police have charged three people and the case will appear in the Eastern Magistracy on May 5. He stressed that the police launched the arrest operation after completing the investigation without political considerations.
On the afternoon of the same day, three persons including Li Zhiying, who had been charged, were released on bail. (Finish)