(Special report from independent media) The police arrested two mothers and children yesterday (September 24) for selling pepper guns online on suspicion of possessing firearms without a license, importing strategic goods without permission and possessing offensive weapons. The police today pointed out that the arrested person had published a Hong Kong independence declaration on the online social networking platform. The National Security Department of the Police Department will take over the investigation of the case and follow the direction of the crime of "inciting secession".

Li Guihua, senior superintendent of the National Security Department of the Police Department, pointed out that the arrested person resold weapons through social platforms, and there were also a large number of propaganda materials promoting independence and inciting hatred. "It is to use violence to promote Hong Kong independence", "It is a crime of national security to have words that incite hatred and promote division in the context of propaganda".