US sanctions six Hong Kong officials over their alleged role in security law arrests

The US is blacklisting

The US is blacklisting six Hong Kong officials, including police chiefs, who it blames for a Beijing-led crackdown on demonstrators under the national security law, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday.

Police in Hong Kong arrested 53 people on January 5 in the largest action against protesters since June, after the introduction of the region’s contentious security law. 

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