Nathan Law Testifies at US Senate Committee on the Crisis in Hong Kong and Warns “The Election in Hong Kong Has Become SELECTION”.

On Mar 10, Nathan Law, a former legislative council member who has currently exiled to Britain, testified at a hearing held by the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He criticised the Chinese government for suppressing Hong Kong’s liberty rights and expanding its dictatorial politics globally, such as secretly supporting the military in Myanmar. Law called for cooperation among global democracy countries to form alliances and aim for an annual 1% increase in the V-Dem (Variety of Democracy) Liberal Democracy Index in the next five years to reverse the global decline of democracy.

Law also said Hongkongers were thankful for the United States passing the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act to support Hongkongers’ fight for freedom, democracy and autonomy in 2019. However, that did not stop CCP from suppressing Hongkongers’ fight. Banning assemblies, conniving police brutality and implementing National Security Law forced democracy movements in Hong Kong to silent. He also mentioned the 47 democracy activists being arrested in Hong Kong just because they planned to use constitutional power to run in elections and to oppose the government's acts. Replying to Beijing’s recent announcement about “improving” Hong Kong's election system, Law said, “They’re planning to make the legislative council into a ‘National People's Congress-style rubber stamp’ council”. He also added, “the election in Hong Kong has become SELECTION”.

Source: Stand News #Mar11

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