The deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai

Reference RC-B9-0276/2023

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The Left37

17411553%

S&D143

1040039100%

Greens/EFA72

The European Parliament adopted by 483 votes to 9, with 42 abstentions, a resolution on the deterioration of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong, notably the case of Jimmy Lai.The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens/EFA, ECR groups and Members.Since the Chinese regime imposed the National Security Law (NSL) on 30 June 2020, fundamental freedoms, the rule of law and the judiciary’s independence in Hong Kong have deteriorated alarmingly. The PRC has fully breached the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, the Sino-British and Sino-Portuguese Joint Declarations and the ICCPR.Jimmy Lai, a prominent businessman, has been detained since February 2021 on trumped-up charges, accused under the NSL of collusion with…