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6 accused of seditious acts at Hong Kong court hearings

The vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, Leo Tang Kin-wah, right, poses with chairman Joe Wong Nai-yuen during an event in Hong Kong, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. Hong Kong's national security police used a colonial-era sedition law to arrest six people Wednesday, April 6, 2022, on suspicion of causing a nuisance at court hearings in December and January. The suspects — four men and two women aged between 32 and 67 years old — were arrested on suspicion of committing an "act or acts with seditious intent," an offense under the Crimes Ordinance. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) The vice-chairman of Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, Leo Tang Kin-wah, poses during an event in Hong Kong, Sept. 25, 2021. Hong Kong's national security police used a colonial-era sedition law to arrest six people Wednesday, April 6, 2022, on suspicion of causing a nuisance at court hearings in December and January. The suspects — four men and two women aged between 32 and 67 years old — were arrested on suspicion of committing an "act or acts with seditious intent," an offense under the Crimes Ordinance. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) FILE - The vice-chairman of Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, Leo Tang Kin-wah, fourth from right, with green T-shirt, attends a news conference in Hong Kong Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. Hong Kong's national security police used a colonial-era sedition law to arrest six people Wednesday, April 6, 2022, on suspicion of causing a nuisance at court hearings in December and January. The suspects — four men and two women aged between 32 and 67 years old — were arrested on suspicion of committing an "act or acts with seditious intent," an offense under the Crimes Ordinance. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)
6 accused of seditious acts at Hong Kong court hearings