Hong Kong police raid two bookstores, arrest five over alleged seditious publications
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Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling seditious publications, according to local media reports on Wednesday. Videos and photos showed officers seizing boxes from the building housing Have A Nice Stay, a bookshop founded by former journalists, and from Greenfield Book Store. Police later confirmed they raided two stores in Mong Kok district, arresting two men and three women on suspicion of breaching the 2024 national security law. The police statement said the five were suspected of displaying seditious materials and selling publications that stir up hatred against the city’s government, judiciary and law enforcement agencies. Customs officials referred the case after discovering allegedly seditious books in a shipment from overseas, police said without specifying titles. This is the third round of arrests linked to independent bookstores after similar operations in March and June.
What’s reported
Hong Kong police raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling seditious publications.
The bookstores are Have A Nice Stay and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok district.
Two men and three women were arrested on suspicion of breaching the 2024 national security law.
Police said the publications stirred up hatred against the city’s government, judiciary and law enforcement agencies.
Customs officials referred the case after discovering allegedly seditious books in a shipment from overseas.
This is the third round of arrests linked to independent bookstores after operations in March and June.
Key figures
Lam Wing-kee, owner of Causeway Bay Books until his death earlier this month.
Chris Tang, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Security.
Sources: abcnews.com
