Pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho calls on Hong Kong police to arrest five opposition legislators and several ‘unknown foreigners’ for inciting protesters
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A controversial pro-Beijing lawmaker in Hong Kong has called on police to arrest five opposition legislators and a number of “foreigners” seen at recent clashes during anti-government protests.
Junius Ho Kwan-yiu – who has recently become a hate figure for pro-democracy residents – claimed the people played a “very important role” in the violent exchanges.
Ho’s claims were quickly dismissed by the pan-democrats as unsubstantiated.
The lawmakers he named on Friday were Democratic Party members Lam Cheuk-ting, Roy Kwong Chun-yu and Andrew Wan Siu-kin, independent Eddie Chu Hoi-dick and Civic Passion’s Cheng Chung-tai, who were said to be repeatedly spotted on the ground.
“I urge the police force to take decisive action in arresting and prosecuting them,” Ho said, accusing the lawmakers of committing crimes such as incitement to public nuisance, unlawful assembly and obstructing police officers in their duties.