Two relatives of wanted Hong Kong activist Joseph Tay taken in for questioning
A cousin of wanted Hong Kong activist Joseph Tay and her husband were taken away for questioning on Thursday morning, the Post has learned.
A source said the couple were escorted to Tsing Yi police station to assist with an investigation into the Canada-based activist's alleged national security law violations.
'They were expected to leave Tsing Yi police station at around 11am,' the insider said.
The source later confirmed that the pair left around that time.
Tay, a 62-year-old former actor and founder of Canada-based non-profit Hongkonger Station, was among six activists in December last year who had HK$1 million (US$127,600) bounties placed on their heads for allegedly violating the 2020 national security law.
He is among 19 activists wanted on suspicion of contravening the Beijing-decreed legislation.
Tay has been charged with inciting secession and collusion with foreign forces after he allegedly posted videos calling for international sanctions on social media platforms via his channel between July 2020 and June last year.
The Canadian national left Hong Kong before the national security law came into force. Earlier this year, he stood as a candidate for the Conservative Party in the country's federal elections.
Earlier this month, national security police questioned another of Tay's cousins and the relative's wife. - South China Morning Post
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