Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy activists, including media tycoon

New York Post ^ | April 18, 2020 | Dana Kennedy

[CheshireTheCat]

Hong Kong police arrested 14 veteran activists Sunday — including two prominent politicians and a millionaire media mogul — in the biggest crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement since mass protests began last year.

Among those detained were Martin Lee, 81, founder of the Democratic Party founder and a senior barrister; publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai, 71; and former legislator and barrister Margaret Ng, 72, the Associated Press reported.

[CheshireTheCat]

While people are running around worrying about The Virus, China is still acting on its totalitarian impulses. I guess they were hoping The Virus would take care of these poor older folks. Now that it hasn't, they have to be taken care of in other ways.

[Daniel Ramsey]

Phase 2 corona virus coming soon...

[CodeToad]

“Phase 2 corona virus coming soon...”

You took the words right from my keyboard.

This virus was used as the excuse to lock down Wuhan and Hong Kong to get the anti-communist protesters off the street.

[American in Israel]

I guess in other parts of the world wanting to have input on your own life is a crime worthy to be arrested.

That is how desperate the “Progressives” are that America be brought to heel. Never forget who they actually are.

Gulags await us if we do not remove them from politics.

[proxy_user]

Hmmmmm.....somehow, I don’t think arresting tycoons will do much for your economy - just sayin’...

[null and void]

There were several reports of people with low social scores being grabbed off the streets of Wuhan, never to be seen again.

Pelosi, Schumer, Sanders and their ilk have been taking notes...