'Hong Kong, once a vibrant and politically diverse community is slowly becoming a totalitarian state. The rule of law is profoundly compromised in any area about which the government feels strongly,' Jonathan Sumption writes in an editorial
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Jonathan Sumption is one of two British judges who resigned last week shortly after a landmark verdict in whichamid a national security crackdown on dissent. The Hong Kong government on Monday rejected Sumption’s concerns, saying Hong Kong’s courts remained free from political pressure. McLachlin’s statement expressed confidence in her peers’ independence and “determination to uphold the rule of law”.
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