All three are due to be remanded in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, police said.
Commander Dominic Murphy, commander of the Metropolitan Counter-Terrorism Command, said in a statement that the operation was “unrelated to the recently reported Russian-linked counter-terrorism security investigation.” The investigation found that two Britons were charged under the same National Security Act. Helping Russian intelligence.
“I want to assure the public that while we are concerned about these crimes, we do not believe there is a greater threat,” Murphy said of the Hong Kong operation. He added, “The investigation is still ongoing, but now that the charges have been filed, we earnestly ask you to refrain from making any further speculations or comments regarding this case.”
The British government has long criticized China for imposing a harsh national security law on Hong Kong, a former British territory, starting in 2020.
Earlier this year, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrew Mitchell said Hong Kongers’ rights and freedoms had been “deliberately violated” by the bill.
