Letters | Hong Kong’s extradition bill protests: dozens of questions remain to be answered

Isn’t it true that there exist extradition agreements between many countries in this world, including with China? Isn’t it clearly written in the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance, and didn’t the government make it clear, that people accused of crimes of a political character will not be extradited? Given that protesters on June 12 were armed with makeshift weapons such as metal rods and threw bricks at officers, weren’t the police justified in using tear gas and rubber bullets? Wasn’t it unnecessary and offensive to use vulgar language against the police and government officials? Isn’t it detrimental to public safety to besiege the police headquarters, preventing the police from responding to emergency calls? Isn’t it true that everyone should respect the rule of law and that those who break it should be arrested and prosecuted?

While the protesters have the right to protest, weren’t they infringing on other people’s rights when they disrupted the MTR, and the functioning of the Revenue Tower and police headquarters? Given that the government has indefinitely suspended the extradition bill, isn’t it true that, for all intents and purposes, the bill is now dead? Why are the protesters still planning more protests? Enough is enough. Isn’t it time to cease further protests and disruptions and return to peaceful normalcy?