Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong call for National Day march to reject ‘authoritarian rule’
The various groups organising event include Demosisto, League of Social Democrats and Civil Human Rights Front
Pro-democracy activists have called on Hongkongers to join a National Day march on October 1 to reject “authoritarian rule” and demand the justice secretary step down for eroding rule of law in the city.
“No More Political Suppression. Step Down Rimsky Yuen”, former student leader Lester Shum and other radicals chanted on Thursday as he announced plans for the rally
The various groups organising the event include Demosisto, the League of Social Democrats and the Civil Human Rights Front.
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Shum accused Yuen of failing to defend the public’s interests through initiating a series of “political prosecutions” against activists, launching lawsuits to disqualify pro-democracy lawmakers over their oath-taking antics and planning an “unconstitutional” joint checkpoint at the cross-border railway.
Shum’s “political persecutions” referred to the Department of Justice’s objection to lenient sentences handed down on three student leaders and 13 activists in a protest against development plans in the New Territories for breaching laws during separate protests. They all ended up behind bars after a court appeal.
