Hong Kong lawyer Jimmy Siu recently filed a writ to Hong Kong’s High Court, petitioning the court to permit the arrest of five US lawmakers responsible for the introduction of the Hong Kong Sanctions Act. The report was initially published by Hong Kong Free Press.
The Hong Kong Sanctions Act was put forward by Massachusetts Representative Jim McGovern, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan, California Representative Young Kim, Utah Representative John Curtis, and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley on November 2. The Act was proposed to require the US President to assess whether 49 Hong Kong national security officials should be sanctioned for alleged human rights violations.
The official list contained the Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok and Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal Andrew Cheung Kui-nung. Senator Sullivan previously shared his concerns, stating that the judiciary in Hong Kong has transformed into a tool of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to target innocent civilians since the crackdown in 2019-2020.
In his writ, lawyer Jimmy Siu alleged that the lawmakers had perverted the course of justice and were in contempt of court. Moreover, he suggested that the lawmakers introduced the Hong Kong Sanctions Act with the aim of pressurizing Hong Kong’s courts.
In November 2020, Beijing’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress adopted a resolution that allowed the Hong Kong government to bar lawmakers who engage in actions that “endanger national security.” Subsequently, four assembly members were disqualified due to accusations of working with foreign powers to interfere in Hong Kong’s affairs.
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