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Hong Kong men charged with subversion over illegal drills

Three men in Hong Kong have been charged with conspiracy to subvert state power for allegedly participating in illegal military-style drills. The charges stem from arrests made in December related to a group conducting arms drills and combat training. One of the accused also faces a separate charge for possessing child pornography. AI

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Hong Kong men charged with subversion over illegal drills

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jess Ma ·

    3 charged over military drills under Hong Kong’s domestic national security law

    Hong Kong police have brought more defendants to court from the city’s first arrests over alleged illegal drills under its domestic national security law, charging three men with conspiracy to subvert state power. Wong Kit-lun, 20, Tang Ngai-pok, 23, and Chan Hiu-chun, 23, appear…