Several governments in Asia use the court and legal system to quash dissent and disenfranchise smaller political parties. This is particularly prevalent in Malaysia and Singapore where the ruling parties have used the courts and legal system to jail political opponents or financially ruin them through libel laws. All done in the name of elective representative government or just outright authoritarian rule under the guise of egalitarian rule. China has decided that using those methods against pro independence legislators in Hong Kong. It gives the veneer of following the rule of law while suppressing dissent.
Government to file lawsuit against Lau Siu-lai, who took 10 minutes to read her 77-word oath of allegiance
Government to file lawsuit against Lau Siu-lai, who took 10 minutes to read her 77-word oath of allegiance
The Hong Kong government will seek to ban a third member of the city’s parliament, expanding a campaign to remove pro-democracy advocates after two pro-independence legislators were barred from taking their seats.
The government will file a lawsuit against pro-democracy Lau Siu-lai this week or early next week, alleging she was not sincere when she took the oath of allegiance last month.
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