US EditionHong Kong Slams EU Parliament’s Bid to Sanction Officials over Jimmy Lai Trial
European Parliament passed the resolution 503 to 9 urging sanctions and trade restrictions to protest Jimmy Lai's conviction for national security offenses in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong slams European Parliament’s calls for officials to be sanctioned over Jimmy Lai’s national security conviction
Hong Kong authorities have slammed the European Parliament’s calls for sanctions against Chief Executive John Lee and other officials following the conviction of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in his national security trial last month. Jimmy Lai. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP. The Hong Kong government said on Thursday that it “vehemently opposed” the European Parliament’s resolution on “human rights violations” in Hong Kong. The government sai…
The European Parliament passed a human rights resolution yesterday (22nd) strongly condemning the Hong Kong authorities' prosecution and conviction of Jimmy Lai, founder of Next Media and a British citizen, and demanding the immediate and unconditional release of Lai and all those detained for exercising fundamental freedoms. This resolution is one of three human rights resolutions passed by the European Parliament that day.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government strongly opposes the so-called resolution passed by the European Parliament concerning Hong Kong, and strongly condemns the European Parliament's unreasonable accusations against Hong Kong and its attempts to smear the Hong Kong National Security Law and the National Security Ordinance using the Jimmy Lai case, in order to set the record straight. The spokesperson pointed out that the Europe…
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