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Hong Kong: Resigning UK Judge Says City's Rule of Law 'Compromised'

Hong Kong: Resigning UK Judge Quits, Says City's Rule of Law 'Compromised'

Above: Chan Po Ting, an activist and leader of League of Social Democrats, is detained by police officers at Causeway Bay near Victoria Park on June 04, 2023 in Hong Kong, China. Image copyright: Anthony Kwan/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The Facts

  • Jonathan Sumption, one of two UK judges who resigned from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal last week, has warned that the city "is slowly becoming a totalitarian state."

  • In an opinion piece published in the Financial Times Monday, Sumption alleged that the rule of law in Hong Kong has been "profoundly compromised in any area about which the government feels strongly."Jonathan Sumption, one of two British judges who resigned from the Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal last week, has warned that the city "is slowly becoming a totalitarian state."


The Spin

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