Foreign Secretary statement: decision to charge Hong Kong politicians and activists for conspiracy to commit subversion
Monday, 1 March 2021 08:34
A statement from the Foreign Secretary after 47 Hong Kong
politicians and activists were charged for conspiracy to commit
subversion under the National Security Law. Foreign Secretary
Dominic Raab said: The decision to charge 47 Hong Kong politicians
and activists for conspiracy to commit subversion under the
National Security Law is another deeply disturbing step. It
demonstrates in the starkest way the...Request free trial
A statement from the Foreign Secretary after 47 Hong
Kong politicians and activists were charged for conspiracy to
commit subversion under the National Security Law.
Foreign Secretary said:
The decision to charge 47 Hong Kong politicians and
activists for conspiracy to commit subversion under the
National Security Law is another deeply disturbing step.
It demonstrates in the starkest way the use of the law to
stifle any political dissent, rather than restore
security which was the claimed intention of the
legislation. The National Security Law violates the Joint
Declaration, and its use in this way contradicts the
promises made by the Chinese government, and can only
further undermine confidence that it will keep its word
on such sensitive issues.
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