The call into the police station wasn’t a warning it sounds like it was a threat that was very quickly acted upon
The UK press report
Paul Harris, was questioned by police at the Wan Chai headquarters on Tuesday amid allegations that he breached the controversial security law which was introduced in 2020.
Mr Harris represented some of the first citizens to be prosecuted under the new legislation, and according to local media, he was called for questioning and given a warning by Hong Kong police.
The esteemed Ex-Bar Assoc. chief Paul Harris leaves Hong Kong – as reporters from state-backed press follow him – hours after meeting national security security police. https://t.co/60lH3a0VDq pic.twitter.com/TQIhZaW7Tv
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The lawyer was forced to step down as chairman of the Bar Association in January after coming under attack from pro-Beijing supporters.
He had also set up the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor in 2019, which was forced to close last year after state media accused it of working with US spies.
Read more at https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/hong-kong-security-law-british-lawyer-leaves-paul-harris-b985622.html
