All four students arrested by Hong Kong police under national security law released on bail
- One suspect, former Studentlocalism convenor Tony Chung, questions if police action was political, since no charge has been set
- Chung says officers searched his home and took away ‘a lot of things unrelated to legislation’
The authorities have also imposed a travel ban on the group, forbidding them to leave the city in the coming six months. They will also be required to report back to police late August.
Tony Chung Hon-lam, 19, one of the four, left Yuen Long Police Station at around 3.30pm on Friday, and questioned if the police action was a “political manoeuvre”.
He said: “Police searched my home for more than four hours and took away a lot of things unrelated to the national security law, including my school report cards ... They took away so much so-called evidence... but no charge has been laid against me.”
Asked what could have led to his arrest, Chung said: “I believe that since the national security law took effect, I have always abided by the Basic Law, [and also] the national security law. That’s all.”
During the 48-hour detention, police took a saliva sample to collect his DNA, and confiscated his three cellphones, he added.