HONG KONG — Beijing’s office that oversees matters in Hong Kong has warned of threats made to a judge who sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other democracy activists for their roles in an unauthorized assembly on October 1, 2019.
A representative for the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) said the presiding judge had received threatening phone calls, which the office said would not be tolerated.
“This is a serious threat to the personal safety of judges, a flagrant challenge to the judicial system in Hong Kong, and a gross violation of the rule of law and order in Hong Kong,” Xinhua quoted a statement by HKMAO as saying late on Sunday.
The statement followed one by …
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