The judges who sit on the court of final appeal are only legitimising Beijing’s draconian rule, writes David Alton
The Hong Kong regime’s repeated incarceration of the veteran activist Alexandra Wong for peaceful protest reveals just how fearful it is of even the mildest dissent (Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed for eight months over pro-democracy protests, 14 July). Just 24 hours earlier, it jailed Koo Sze-yiu, a 75-year-old activist with terminal cancer, for planning to protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics.
What does this say about Hong Kong’s judicial system? It also poses the question once again as to why six British judges continue to sit on Hong Kong’s court of final appeal.
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