Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has kicked Australian judge James Spigelman off the territory's top court months after Beijing tightened restrictions on the legal system in the former British colony.
The decision took effect from September 2 but was only publicly revealed in the Hong Kong government's . Lam said she had revoked the appointment of Spigelman as a judge from another common law jurisdiction but no further reasons for the termination were given.Spigelman has served on Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal since April 2013 as a non-permanent judge. The former ABC chairman was one of four judges from Australia on the court, which was established after the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China, to continue the framework of the British common-law system.
Former Australian High Court chief justices Murray Gleeson and Robert French along with High Court judge William Gummow have not had their appointments publicly revoked.The court has never had jurisdiction over acts of state such as defence and foreign affairs, but the imposition of new national security laws in July by Beijing raised questions about its future.
The laws prevent, curb and punish dissent, threats to the Chinese state, pro-democracy or independence sentiment. They have been condemned by the Australian, British and American governments.after more than 15 months of protests over Beijing's influence in the territory.
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ErykBagshaw Opinion: Looks like CCP can’t handle Law and order. Only dictators like XiJinping and his communist elite thugs.
ErykBagshaw They would do that wouldn't they. The last person they would want is a judge who is going to observe or properly consider things like the rule of law, evidence and procedural fairness.
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