It's a political show trial.
The right to a jury trial is denied. The government handpicked the judges. The judicial system in Hong Kong is weaponized to suppress.
Guilty verdict in first Hong Kong trial held under national security law https://t.co/EHnGtk4Bfl
When people ask questions like what happened in #Tiananmen, #Xinjiang and the origin of #Covid, that’s “bullying China”, but when they build artificial islands in the #SouthChinaSea and banning countries if they don’t game, that’s “inevitable measures”
Hypocrisy much?
Foreign countries that dare to “bully” #China will see “their heads bashed bloody against the Great Wall of Steel forged by over 1.4 billion people,” said leader Xi Jinping in landmark speech for ruling Communist Party’s centenary. Not mincing words... https://t.co/hJcvWtMUST
A year ago today. We were still doing our bits with the lingering doubts of the national security law.
Not gonna lie, Me heart hurts when I saw this picture popped up this morning. Take care and we shall meet again.
1/ The cover of the final edition of Apple Daily reads: "Hong Kong people parting painfully in rain: 'we support 'Apple Daily'."
https://t.co/ZusQ39nnWL
Whether you agree with @appledaily_hk’s stance or not, this is truly heartbreaking. The end of an era, an era of which Hong Kong was allowed to express different opinions. Now this has gone and what’s left for #HongKong 💔
Journalism is a crime in Hong Kong.
The chief of Hong Kong National Security department said the actions taken on @appledaily_hk today are due to its reports over the past two years on parties calling for global sanctions on the Chinese gov and the HK gov.
photo: Apple Daily