12 Hongkongers currently detained in Mainland will stand trial at Shenzhen Yantian People’s Court on Monday afternoon, according to reports.
Families of six of the Hongkongers were alleged to have received calls from the central government-appointed lawyers.
12 detainees aged between 16 and 31 were arrested by Guangdong Maritime Police on August 23 following their failure in absconding to Taiwan and had since been held in a detention centre in Shenzhen's Yantian district.
Shenzhen Yantian People’s Procuratorate announced ten of the Hong Kong fugitives would be prosecuted last Wednesday.
Among the ten, Tang Kai-yin and Quinn Moon have been charged with “abetting others in secretly crossing the border”.
Meanwhile, Andy Li Yu-hin, Cheng Tsz-ho, Cheung Chun-fu, Cheung Ming-yu, Yim Man-him, Lee Tsz-yin, Kwok Tsz-lun and Wong Wai-yin have been charged with “secretly crossing the border”.
Two underaged Hongkongers, Liu Tsz-man and Hoang Lam-phuc will have a closed-door hearing.
Lu Siwei, a lawyer hired by the family of one of 12 detainees, predicted the trials will be completed within a day. He previously said all defendants can return to Hong Kong before Lunar New Year.
