“The Hong Kong 12 should be released immediately. Communist China today is turning Hong Kong into the East Berlin of yesteryear, actively preventing its own people from seeking freedom elsewhere,” he tweeted. The 12 Hongkongers were detained in Shenzhen after their failure in absconding to Taiwan. The Police have always handled all cases in a fair, just and impartial manner in accordance with the law.”On Wednesday, Shenzhen Yantian People’s Procuratorate announced that ten of 12 Hong Kong fugitives have been prosecuted. A closed-door hearing for the two remaining underaged members of the 12 fugitives would be announced at a later time.

Source: The Standard December 19, 2020 09:40 UTC