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China's State Media Praises Former Judge for Criticizing HK's Judicial Review System; Pro-dem Lawmaker and Lawyer: "Ureasonable statement"
Former permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal Litton wrote in a Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao Daily on Sept 4, 2020 that the Hong Kong courts accelerated the chaos in society through undergoing judicial review of decisions made by Chinese authorities for Hong Kong.
This opinion article by Littton has been praised by China's state media People's Daily (https://twitter.com/PDChinese/status/1302775090015133698?s=20).
Litton criticised two Hong Kong judges who handled the judicial review of the anti-mask law, which was forcefully enacted without passing through Hong Kong's legislature in 2019, for giving themselves power and raising their status to Beijing's Standing Committee of National People's Congress (NPC).
Pro-democracy lawmaker and Lawyer Kwok Wing-hang pointed out that most of the legal sector and Hong Kong citizens see the interpretation of Hong Kong's constitution Basic Law by the NPC standing committee and the direct implementation of the National Security Law as a violation of the rule of law, as well as the human rights and freedom. Kwol criticised Litton for being misleading, because the culprit was the government, not judges or citizens.
Kwok stated that the rule of law stated by Litton was "China-style rule of law", instead of the one agreed by the international society. He said the only silver lining in this eveny was that Litton has already been retired.
Source: 852 post #Sept4
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China's State Media Praises Former Judge for Criticizing HK's Judicial Review System; Pro-dem Lawmaker and Lawyer: "Ureasonable statement"
Former permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal Litton wrote in a Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao Daily on Sept 4, 2020 that the Hong Kong courts accelerated the chaos in society through undergoing judicial review of decisions made by Chinese authorities for Hong Kong.
This opinion article by Littton has been praised by China's state media People's Daily (https://twitter.com/PDChinese/status/1302775090015133698?s=20).
Litton criticised two Hong Kong judges who handled the judicial review of the anti-mask law, which was forcefully enacted without passing through Hong Kong's legislature in 2019, for giving themselves power and raising their status to Beijing's Standing Committee of National People's Congress (NPC).
Pro-democracy lawmaker and Lawyer Kwok Wing-hang pointed out that most of the legal sector and Hong Kong citizens see the interpretation of Hong Kong's constitution Basic Law by the NPC standing committee and the direct implementation of the National Security Law as a violation of the rule of law, as well as the human rights and freedom. Kwol criticised Litton for being misleading, because the culprit was the government, not judges or citizens.
Kwok stated that the rule of law stated by Litton was "China-style rule of law", instead of the one agreed by the international society. He said the only silver lining in this eveny was that Litton has already been retired.
Source: 852 post #Sept4
#RulebyLaw #FailedState #1C1S
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Police Charge Pro-democracy activist with Sedition for Chanting "Five Demands and Not One Less" and Other Protest Slogans
Source: Stand News #Sept7 ;
Apple Daily #Sept8
#WhiteTerror #Censorship #RulebyLaw #FreeSpeech #TamTakChi
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25112
Police Charge Pro-democracy activist with Sedition for Chanting "Five Demands and Not One Less" and Other Protest Slogans
Source: Stand News #Sept7 ;
Apple Daily #Sept8
#WhiteTerror #Censorship #RulebyLaw #FreeSpeech #TamTakChi
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25112