SYDNEY听–听Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday it was “unacceptable” that听贬辞苍驳听碍辞苍驳听has put bounties on two听础耻蝉迟谤补濒颈补n residents who are among eight听辞惫别谤蝉别补蝉听democracy听补肠迟颈惫颈蝉迟蝉听wanted under a national security law.
贬辞苍驳听碍辞苍驳听Chief Executive John Lee聽听别颈驳丑迟听辞惫别谤蝉别补蝉-based听贬辞苍驳听碍辞苍驳听补肠迟颈惫颈蝉迟蝉听who were issued with arrest warrants for alleged national security offenses would be “pursued for life”.
贬辞苍驳听碍辞苍驳听police have聽聽of HK$1 million ($127,656) for information leading to the arrest of the eight, including Melbourne lawyer and听础耻蝉迟谤补濒颈补n citizen Kevin Yam, and former听贬辞苍驳听碍辞苍驳听lawmaker Ted Hui, who has lived in听础耻蝉迟谤补濒颈补聽since 2021.
“It’s just unacceptable,” Mr. Albanese said of the听贬辞苍驳听碍辞苍驳听announcement in a Nine television interview. “We will continue to cooperate with China where we can, but we will disagree where we must. And we do disagree over human rights issues.”
The听贬辞苍驳听碍辞苍驳听补肠迟颈惫颈蝉迟蝉听are accused of asking foreign powers to impose sanctions on听贬辞苍驳听碍辞苍驳听and China, and are wanted under a national security law that Beijing imposed on the former British colony in 2020.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said听础耻蝉迟谤补濒颈补聽is concerned by the broad application of the national security law to arrest or pressure pro-democracy figures and civil society.
Chinese and听贬辞苍驳听碍辞苍驳听authorities say the law has restored the stability necessary for preserving the Asian financial centre’s economic success. – Reuters
