Police have summoned the brother of yet another activist wanted for his involvement in the “Hong Kong Parliament”, a group deemed subversive by authorities, to assist with an ongoing investigation, the Post has learned.
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A source said that the 72-year-old brother of Paul Ha Hoi-chun was asked to report to Tseung Kwan O police station on Thursday morning to help with the probe involving the Taiwan-based activist and was expected to leave before noon.
Ha, 60, is among 15 activists who were each slapped with a HK$200,000 (US$25,477) bounty in July for their involvement in an overseas election organised by “Hong Kong Parliament”.
Police earlier accused the group of attempting to subvert state power by promoting “self-determination” and formulating a so-called Hong Kong constitution.
The group said that the vote, planned in 2022 but postponed to May this year, saw about 15,702 votes cast to elect 15 members from 18 candidates for its first “parliament” and a “virtual swearing-in ceremony” was held on July 14.
Ha was one of the 10 people accused by national security police of taking part in the election and swearing in as so-called parliament members, including Chin Po-fun, Hau Chung-yu and Alan Keung Ka-wai. Five winners refused to be sworn in or announced their departure from the group after winning.
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National security police earlier summoned family members of multiple activists involved in “Hong Kong Parliament”.
Last month, Hau’s 56-year-old mother was asked to report to the Tsuen Wan police station to assist with the investigations.