Britain has condemned the latest cash proposal from Hong Kong officials who help in the arrest of pro -democracy workers living in Britain.
In a joint statement, Foreign Secretary David Lami and Home Secretary Yatete Cooper described the move as “another example of transnational repression”.
For the leading information for the arrest of 19 individuals, people are being introduced between $ 25,000 (HK $ 200,000) and $ 125,000, all of which are pro -democracy activists living abroad.
China has condemned this type of appeal as “intervention” criticism, Which has made it three times before,
19 people are accused of violating the National Security Act of Beijing in 2020 in 2020 in response to the anti -government protests in 2019, which shook the city for months.
The volume on the offer varies at the base of the person. The highest proposals in the list include Choi Ming-D and Folk K-C-C-C-che, who said that Hong Kong Police said that a social media channel called “Tuesday”. Political Nathan Law-a legalist in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong-and activists and commentator Yuan Gong-Jay also appear in the lists.
The first such awards were released in July and December 2023. He targeted the Nathan law – who told the BBC that his life became more dangerous after the announcement of a reward – and a former British employee Simon Chenge Defected in a high-profile case in 2019,
The third series of awards targeted six democracy activists living in Britain and Canada, including former freedom group leader Tony Chung.
In a special visa plan launched in 2021, it was observed that according to the house office, about 150,000 Hong Kong residents moved to the UK.
In November last year, a Hong Kong Court sentenced dozens of pro -democracy leaders to jail for sabotage for years. After a controversial national security test,
In his statement in response to the latest bounty, Ms. Cooper and Mr. Lammi said, “This government will continue to stand with the people of Hong Kong, the people who have made Britain their home. We take their rights, freedom and security security very seriously.”
His joint statement said: “UK is committed to human rights, law’s rule and the safety of all individuals in Britain. So we have taken more steps to eliminate relations between UK and Hong Kong extradition systems by removing Hong Kong from extradition act 2003.”
