Hong Kong rejects western criticism over convictions for democracy activists
US says the 14 protesters have been jailed for ‘peacefully participating in political activities’ that should have been allowedThe Hong Kong government has rejected western criticism of the conviction of 14 pro-democracy activists for subversion, calling it “untruthful, slandering and smearing”.The US said on Friday it was “deeply concerned” about the guilty verdicts announced in the national security law trial of the activists in Hong Kong. The state department said the 14 activists had been subjected to “politically motivated prosecution and jailed simply for peacefully participating in political activities” that should have been protected under the basic law, which is supposed to guarantee a degree of autonomy for Hong Kong when it came under Beijing’s rule in 1997. Continue reading...
US says the 14 protesters have been jailed for ‘peacefully participating in political activities’ that should have been allowed
The Hong Kong government has rejected western criticism of the conviction of 14 pro-democracy activists for subversion, calling it “untruthful, slandering and smearing”.
The US said on Friday it was “deeply concerned” about the guilty verdicts announced in the national security law trial of the activists in Hong Kong. The state department said the 14 activists had been subjected to “politically motivated prosecution and jailed simply for peacefully participating in political activities” that should have been protected under the basic law, which is supposed to guarantee a degree of autonomy for Hong Kong when it came under Beijing’s rule in 1997. Continue reading...
