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A few days after the events of July 1 in Hong Kong, police began the arrest of several protesters with DNA fingerprints found on the scene. Parliament that has been ransacked will not reopen until the fall.
With our correspondent in Hong Kong , Florence de Changy
Just days after the July 1 protests and the ransacking of Parliament, police forensic experts are starting to collect fingerprints from protesters found on the scene.
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Thirteen men between the ages of 14 and 36 have already been arrested, the police said. They would be linked to the sacking of Parliament and the reasons for these arrests range from weapons possession, unauthorized gathering and police attack.
Eight others, aged between 16 and 40, were arrested for posting and exploiting private information from police personnel who were subsequently harassed and threatened. It was the international group of Anonymous hackers who had put the information of 600 Hong Kong police officers online following the police violence.
For its part, an opposition MP who was attacked by several protesters pro-Chinese Sunday night filed a complaint on Thursday.
Several doctors and social services have sounded the alarm about the increased risk of youth suicides, after a very strong resurgence of calls on all emergency numbers available in recent days. The death of three young people, in connection with this crisis, has greatly affected the morale of this generation.
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Protesters hostile to pro-Beijing government enter Hong Kong's local parliament as vast demonstration marking anniversary of China's retrocession unfolds downtown #AFP pic.twitter.com/ylTk4RokFD
Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) July 1, 2019