Hong Kong national security police arrest 6 over forging signatures, posting seditious messages online
- Three men and three women, aged 33 to 64, allegedly conspired to forge signatures on documents
- Two suspects also accused of posting seditious messages on social media
Hong Kong national security police have arrested six people on suspicion of forging signatures and posting seditious messages on social media.
Officers carried out raids in various districts on Tuesday and arrested the three men and three women, aged 33 to 64, a force spokesman said. They allegedly conspired to forge signatures on documents.
Two of the suspects, a 33-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman, were also accused of endangering national security by repeatedly publishing posts with seditious intent on social media platforms which provoked hatred of the government, advocated Hong Kong independence and incited violent resistance.
Officers searched the suspects’ homes, seizing related documents and electronic communication devices, according to the force.
The six individuals were being held for further questioning.
According to a police source, two of the suspects frequently visited people behind bars for their alleged roles in the 2019 anti-government protests.
Another two taken into custody were tied to a Telegram group called “92signs”, which was linked to three bomb plots between January and February 2020.
One explosive device went off at Caritas Medical Centre in Cheung Sha Wan, another was found at Shenzhen Bay control point, and two devices were found on a train at the Lo Wu railway station.
Twelve men and five women from the group were arrested that year.
The remaining pair arrested on Tuesday were relatives of the detainees linked to the Telegram group.
