[First #hkprotesters, then teachers & lawmakers, now reporters, who's next?]
1 4months under #nationalsecuritylaw, #hkpolice just arrested a reporter #ChoyYukLing for using car records to identify assailants of #YuenLongMobAttack on #HKers in documentary
2. That's another example of arbitrary law enforcement. While reporters can quickly identify pro-#Beijing assailants w/ car license records, #hkpolice took no action against the targets identified, more than one year after the attack broke out. Instead, they arrested the reporter
3. While investigative reporters have been using car license records for years, Choy is the first one who is targeted. In fact, even #Beijing's state-mouthpieces did use the same license plates records in their stories. But police only arrest those who challenge authority.
4. After denying visas for foreign reporters, axing satirical show #Headliner & barring reporters from police's press conferences, the new arrest creates a chilling effect and hangs the sword of Damocles over the city's critical voices.
5. While #Hkgov claims the new law only affects a small group of people, the reality is clearly the exact opposite. Under #CCP's tightening red line and its #wolfwarriordiplomacy, it becomes clear that the regime will stifle dissents with all weapons in its toolkits.
P.S. This is the cover banner of Choy's social media account. It is doubtful whether our city still has #pressfreedom, and whether #Hongkongers still have the rights to seek truth.
https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1323576047422590976
