The United States has expressed its deep concerns about the convictions of 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong under a Beijing-imposed national security law. U.S.
Police officers stand guard as a Correctional Services Department vehicle leaves the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts in Hong Kong , Thursday, May 30, 2024. Fourteen pro-democracy activists were convicted in Hong Kong ’s biggest national security case on Thursday by a court that said their plan to effect change through an unofficial primary election would have undermined the government’s authority and created a constitutional crisis.
“The defendants were subjected to a politically motivated prosecution and jailed simply for peacefully participating in political activities protected under the Basic Law of Hong Kong,” Miller said in a statement. The Basic Law is the city’s mini-constitution.were charged The 14 activists, along with the remaining 31 others who pleaded guilty earlier, would be sentenced at a later date.
Miller urged the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to uphold Hong Kong’s judicial independence and cease the use of vague national security laws to curb peaceful dissent.
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