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Hong Kong and China Give In to Protesters, Suspend Extradition Bill
 [BREITBART] Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Saturday that a proposed extradition bill will be suspended, handing a stunning victory to thousands of protesters who packed the streets for a week to oppose legislation strongly desired by the mainland Chinese government.Apparently the tanks were committed elsewhere...for now Lam told a presser on Saturday that a growing number of pro-Beijing politicians urged her to suspend the bill after massive protests. She added that Taiwan struck a blow against the extradition law by stating it would refuse to accept the murder suspect whose case was commonly cited as a justification for changing Hong Kong’s extradition law. Critics were deeply concerned about making extradition easier to China, which has an abysmal human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... record and a highly politicized justice system. Demonstrators feared passage of the bill would strike a mortal blow against Hong Kong’s unique autonomy and subject them to abusive prosecutions by the Chinese Communist Party. "The urgency of passing this bill within this term has maybe disappeared," said Lam, claiming the Taiwanese murder case was the true reason she pushed so hard for the bill, not her political allegiance to Beijing. Lam cited two occasions when the extradition bill was amended to address public concerns, but conceded opposition to the legislation was too strong to ignore. She claimed her "explanation and communication work has not been sufficient or effective." Posted by: Fred 2019-06-16 |
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