Sentencing of pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong: FCDO statement
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The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office comments on the sentencing of Jimmy Lai and other pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong.
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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said:
The Hong Kong authorities’ decision to target leading pro-democracy figures for prosecution is unacceptable and must stop.
The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to Hong Kong’s way of life – protected in both the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law – and it should be upheld.
Published 16 April 2021