Hong Kong court orders 47 democracy activists be kept in custody

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Hong Kong, © AP/Press Association Images Share this article 04/03/2021 | 13:09 PM By Zen Soo and Nicole Ko, Associated Press A Hong Kong court has ordered that all 47 pro-democracy activists charged under a Beijing-imposed national security law be kept in custody, after the Department of Justice appealed an initial decision to grant bail to 15 of them. Thirty-two of the activists were denied bail outright, with the next court hearing scheduled for May 31. The activists were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion under the security law and detained on Sunday over their involvement in an unofficial primary…

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