Foreign governments criticise arrest of 15 Hong Kong activists on charges of organising and participating in anti-Beijing protests last year
A banner is seen as anti-Beijing demonstrators march in protest against the invocation of the emergency laws in Hong Kong, China, October 14, 2019.
The International Bar Association said the authorities should not encroach on human rights and the legal system must guard against any abuses of power when the world was preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic. Arrests of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong are deeply concerning – politicized law enforcement is inconsistent with universal values of freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.The arrested supporters of the anti-Beijing movement included Democratic Party founder and barrister Martin Lee, 81, millionaire publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai, 71, and former lawmaker and barrister Margaret Ng, 72.
The Hong Kong government defended the arrests, which the city's Security Bureau said were carried out in line with the law. It was vital that justice was applied transparently in Hong Kong, especially while the world is gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, it said.
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