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Hong Kong (AFP), Mar 31 - Australian and Canadian judges confirmed Thursday they will stay on Hong Kong's top court after two senior British judges - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke
Two senior British judges, including the president of the UK Supreme Court, resigned from Hong Kong's highest court on Wednesday because of a sweeping national security law imposed by China cracking down on dissent in the former British colony.
Nine foreign judges from Britain, Australia and Canada confirmed Thursday they will stay on Hong Kongs top court after two senior British justices resigned to avoid endorsing Chinas crackdown on political freedoms in the financial hub. Judges from common law jurisdictions are invited to sit as non ..
Beijing’s imposition of a strict national security law on Hong Kong has put the courts under pressure to uphold the government’s crackdown on dissent.
The departure of two senior British judges from Hong Kong's highest court was politically motivated, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on 31 March. United Kingdom...