A supply accustomed to the case stated the daddy of the previous British consulate employee was invited to Fort Peak Police Station in Tuen Mun to assist with the investigation on Wednesday morning.
Cheng’s father was launched earlier than 1pm and no arrest was made, in accordance with the insider.
Cheng, 33, was stated to have established political organisations Haven Help, Hongkongers in Britain and Hong Kong Shadow Parliament, and repeatedly advocated independence for the town on social media.
He was additionally accused of repeatedly urging overseas international locations to impose sanctions on central and Hong Kong authorities officers, in addition to judicial and legislation enforcement personnel, and interesting in different hostile actions in opposition to the nation.
Cheng was detained for 15 days by authorities in Shenzhen in 2019 for allegedly soliciting prostitution. He left for Britain afterwards.
On December 29 final 12 months, nationwide safety police additionally questioned the mother and father of opposition activist Agnes Chow Ting, after the 27-year-old did not report back to the pressure as a part of her bail circumstances following her departure to Canada.
Chow, who’s at present in Toronto finding out for a grasp’s diploma, final month angered Hong Kong and central authorities when she stated on social media she would by no means return to the town.
Hong Kong police hit out as activist Agnes Chow fails to report beneath bail phrases
Hong Kong police hit out as activist Agnes Chow fails to report beneath bail phrases
She was detained in 2020 on the identical day that nationwide safety officers picked up media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and two different activists over an alleged plot to collude with overseas forces by calling for sanctions on Hong Kong. Police granted her bail and didn’t cost her, however confiscated her passport.
Police introduced eight unprecedented HK$1 million bounties on July 3 final 12 months for data main to every arrest of eight fugitives. They’re former legislators Nathan Legislation Kwun-chung, Dennis Kwok Wing-hang and Ted Hui Chi-fung, unionist Mung Siu-tat, lawyer Kevin Yam Kin-fung, and activists Finn Lau Cho-dik, Anna Kwok Fung-yee and Elmer Yuan Gong-yi.
