Two arrested over alleged help for fugitives
National security police said they arrested two men in Tai Po on Tuesday on suspicion of working with the now-defunct 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund to receive donations from overseas groups to support people who had fled overseas or organisations which called for sanctions against Hong Kong. The two suspects, aged 33 and 59, are accused of conspiracy to collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security and conspiracy to incite others to commit riot. The fund was set up to raise money to help pay the medical and legal bills of people involved in the protests of 2019 and 2020. Officers said they seized computers, electronic communication devices and "exhibits fit for unlawful purpose" during raids on the homes of the arrested pair and another suspect. The force added that its operation was ongoing and further arrests were possible.