22-09-2020 10:26 via kvoa.com

Lam says Australian judge gave no reason for quitting

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says an Australian judge on Hong Kong’s top court gave no reason for his resignation, a move that has raised questions about the semiautonomous Chinese territory’s reputation for judicial independence. Judge James Spigelman told Australian media that his resignation was “related to the content of the national security legislation,” a reference to a sweeping new law for Hong Kong that was enacted by Beijing’s rubber
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