SCMP: US sanctions on Hong Kong judges may ‘result in Beijing taking over trials’

Just what they’ve been waiting for..

Basic Law Committee member Priscilla Leung says US bill shows American politicians are ‘completely ignorant’ of the national security law

A member of Hong Kong’s Basic Law Committee has warned that Beijing could “in theory” take over national security trials in the city if the United States advances a bill to sanction judges, rendering such cases “beyond the capacity” of local courts to try.
Priscilla Leung Mei-fun, also a lawmaker, on Monday maintained that it was the best option for cases to be handled by the city’s courts although it was difficult to determine how foreign sanctions might change the situation. The Basic Law Committee advises the central government on the city’s mini-constitution.

But local observers expressed doubt over Leung’s remarks, noting that existing sanctions had so far had little impact on Hong Kong officials, and such a drastic move could prompt Western politicians to respond with more sanctions.

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