May 8, 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pointed his finger at Hong Kong affairs again on Friday. He raised a very ridiculous request on Twitter demanding "all those imprisoned for nonviolent exercise of guaranteed freedoms should be freed immediately." We cannot help but want to ask Mr Blinken: Do you know what the rule of law is?   

Hong Kong is a society under the rule of law. Verdicts of the judiciary should be respected. Besides, the case is in fact very simple and it is not legally controversial. Joshua Wong Chi-fung and others have already pleaded guilty. The facts of the case that have been made public show that the four defendants knew well the rallies were "unapproved," but they still participated, dressed in black, chanting political slogans and inciting chaos on social media platforms. Wong is a notorious Hong Kong secessionist, and the other three were Hong Kong district councilors when they committed the crimes. They took advantage of their positions to commit premeditated crimes deliberately and blatantly violated the law. They must be given a "deterrent punishment." 

The judge of this case said that Wong and others were repeated offenders, and didn't give any indication of repentance. Although they pleaded guilty, they shouldn't be sentenced lightly. 

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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202105/1222923.shtml