Speaking to reporters later Wednesday, a police spokesman said “the investigation is ongoing, we will not rule out arresting more people,” adding that more than 1,000 officers had been involved in the operation, which saw 72 locations searched and more than $200,000 in assets frozen.
“With the support of external forces, opposition groups and leaders have deliberately devised plans to hold this so-called ‘primary election,’ which is a serious provocation to the current electoral system and caused serious damage to the fairness and justice of the Legislative Council elections,” the Liaison Office, Beijing’s top representative in the city, said at the time.
On Wednesday, Hong Kong police appeared to follow through on that threat, arresting dozens of primary candidates in an early morning sweep, raiding homes across the city, as well as several media outlets and a law firm. Speaking to reporters, Hong Kong Secretary of Security John Lee said the police operation was only targeting…