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Just finished reading that second article. Flipping heck. Th*r**a Ch**ng said black is white, up is down and the truth is all lies.Another news report that's been on my mind (there are simply far too many for me to even begin try to document, it's soul destroying,) comes from three weeks ago, 06/04/2022.
Back in January 2022, activist, barrister and politician, Chow Tang Hung, (currently jailed without bail and awaiting trial on NSL charges,) was in magistrates court defending herself against a charge of unlawful (peaceful!) assembly over the June 2021 Victoria Park Tienanmen candlelit vigil.
Representing herself, she was making her closing argument to the magistrate (mostly about the rights of others it must be said - she's intelligent, articulate and passionate).
Among those in the public gallery, were a bunch of supporters, co-activists, etc. who at one point, briefly, applauded her oratory. They were told to be quiet by the magistrate, who also asked the police present to note down everyone's' Identity Card number.
Job done. Order was restored, she was convicted. Next case? Shoplifting noodles? Move on.
Fair enough so far. For such disturbances the process is usually to warn the gallery to be quiet and then warn again and then warn again of a possible contempt of court charge and then a final warning and then, if it still continues, have them removed from the court and, potentially - though not necessarily - charged with contempt of court (if convicted, usually a small fine upon conviction).
Then, on the 6th of April 2022, the National Security Police conducted pre-dawn raids on the homes of six of those who were in the gallery. They were arrested and held in custody, all their phones/devices confiscated.
They have been charged with sedition.
Translations into English always evolve with reporting but early renditions suggested the charge was along the lines of: "Conspiracy to incite contempt or hatred towards the judiciary and the government with seditious intent", or some such.
I dug out this France24 report but reporting, both locally and internationally, is thin and getting thinner.
Hong Kong police arrest six for sedition over court 'nuisance'
Six people accused of causing a nuisance in a Hong Kong courtroom found themselves arrested for sedition Wednesday, as local authorities continue to ramp up use of the colonial-era law against critics.
Tectonic plates have been rumbling for decades and seismic shifts are underway. Stay very, very aware, good peeps.
The old, original, alliance between the CCP and the Soviets has been rekindled under the auspices of Xi and Putin. But this time with "Chinese Characteristics". Beijing now owns Moscow. Fascism has arisen again.
(Edit to add ... Coincidentally, another fascist was born today, 20th April 1889. Adolf Hitler - Wikipedia .)
And remember to be nice to each other peeps.
And, if possible, rest well.
Woof
The latest (19/04/22) from the inimitable (US born,) academic, Suzanne Pepper.
Another lucid, erudite and insightful exposition. She's deeply and broadly aware of events and writes extremely well.
A long one this time but essential reading really. So please do!
"And now, inevitably, the spirit of the new law is migrating, moving slowly but surely to influence other laws. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung has recently acknowledged, in a Court of Final Appeal ruling, that the stringent national security law’s bail conditions are being followed in other non-national security cases that nevertheless have national security implications. The December 2021 ruling from Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal held that the national security law should work in conjunction with other Hong Kong laws, to seek “convergence, compatibility and complementarity."
By the way ... one of the retired English Supreme Court Judges still on the roster of non-permanent CFA judges is none other than the (swivel-eyed grifter,) Lord Jon Sumption! (The court remunerates and fully-expenses these judges extremely handsomely for weeks at a time (five star hotel suites and all!).
Same words, new definitions: Universal suffrage, autonomy, free speech - and now judicial independence? | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Everyone knows about politicians who promise the moon and political hopefuls with policy agendas that never materialise. But such lapses can have much greater consequences if they come from government leaders who are speaking from one political tradition, and whose listeners are thinking in...
Essential reading.
Come Bella. Bed.
Woof
Just finished reading that second article. Flipping heck. Th*r**a Ch**ng said black is white, up is down and the truth is all lies.The latest (19/04/22) from the inimitable (US born,) academic, Suzanne Pepper.
Another lucid, erudite and insightful exposition. She's deeply and broadly aware of events and writes extremely well.
A long one this time but essential reading really. So please do!
"And now, inevitably, the spirit of the new law is migrating, moving slowly but surely to influence other laws. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung has recently acknowledged, in a Court of Final Appeal ruling, that the stringent national security law’s bail conditions are being followed in other non-national security cases that nevertheless have national security implications. The December 2021 ruling from Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal held that the national security law should work in conjunction with other Hong Kong laws, to seek “convergence, compatibility and complementarity."
By the way ... one of the retired English Supreme Court Judges still on the roster of non-permanent CFA judges is none other than the (swivel-eyed grifter,) Lord Jon Sumption! (The court remunerates and fully-expenses these judges extremely handsomely for weeks at a time (five star hotel suites and all!).
Same words, new definitions: Universal suffrage, autonomy, free speech - and now judicial independence? | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Everyone knows about politicians who promise the moon and political hopefuls with policy agendas that never materialise. But such lapses can have much greater consequences if they come from government leaders who are speaking from one political tradition, and whose listeners are thinking in...
Essential reading.
Come Bella. Bed.
Woof
Apologies.
Just finished reading that second article. Flipping heck. Th*r**a Ch**ng said black is white, up is down and the truth is all lies.
eta - I quoted the wrong post.
I suppose if TVB don't follow the CCP rules they wouldn't be able to broadcast? Are there any HK TV channels that dare speak against the CCP?Yes.
Police state.
Xinjiang lite.
(Edit: TVB is a CCP propaganda media outlet - has been for at least a decade.)
Woof
