HK leader protests over German asylum for dissidents
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hong Kong's leader has summoned the German consul to complain over Germany granting political asylum to a pair of Hong Kong political activists.
Carrie Lam on Friday called the pair bail jumpers who were facing charges including rioting and assaulting police over a violent incident in Feb. 2016.
An official statement said Lam told David Schmidt that Hong Kong courts would have granted the two a fair trial and Germany had "unjustifiably undermined Hong Kong's international reputation in the rule of law and judicial independence." Lam expressed "deep regret and strong objection."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Germany's Foreign Ministry said it was "increasingly concerned about the diminishing space for the political opposition" in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
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