Hong Kong police charge two from pro-democracy news outlet with sedition

According to local media reports, the two charged are Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, who were editors at Stand News, an online pro-democracy news outlet

Editor of Stand News Patrick Lam is arrested by police in Hong Kong (Vincent Yu/AP)

Hong Kong police have formally charged two people from an online pro-democracy news outlet with sedition.

The charges come a day after the outlet said it would cease operations following a police raid on its office and seven arrests.