In Hong Kong, seven pro-democracy opposition politicians, including four sitting lawmakers, were arrested today over charges related to a scuffle that broke out in its legislative council in May this year. Hong Kong Police have confirmed the arrests at a press briefing and said they were arrested on charges of 'contempt' and 'interfering' with members of the city's Legislative Council on 8th May. <br />''<br />''AIR Correspondent reports, according to local media reports, authorities made a series of early morning arrests of politicians from the Democratic Party, the Labour Party, and the pan-democratic camp. Police said the seven were charged under a law governing conduct in the chamber, an offense that carries up to 12 months in prison. <br />''<br />''The seven were later released on bail and are expected to be produced in court on Thursday. Those arrested were among a group of pro-democracy legislators who tried to storm the chairperson's seat in the Legislative Council after pro-Beijing councillors forcibly installed one of their politicians as the committee leader following months of deadlock. <br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Democratic Party described the arrests as arbitrary. The bloc of pan-democratic lawmakers condemned the actions in a statement, saying the arrests suppress the rights of legislators to dissent. As per media reports, Hong Kong Police declined to comment on a question of arrests of only pro-democracy politicians and not any pro-Beijing politician.</span><br />