South China Morning Post on Nostr: Keeping people on police bail for 5 years is an abuse of power ========== Chris Tang ...
Keeping people on police bail for 5 years is an abuse of power
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Chris Tang Ping-keung, Secretary for Security, should reassess Hong Kong's rule of law; over 10,000 people arrested during 2019 unrest, with around 7,000 cases still outstanding; common law principles state individuals are innocent until proven guilty; police bail can carry stigma and restrict freedoms; current practice of keeping individuals on bail for up to 5 years is deemed unreasonable and an abuse of power; a proposed amendment suggests a one-year limit on police bail; Mike Rowse, author, has lived in Hong Kong since 1972 and has extensive government experience.
#HongKong #PoliceBail #LegalSystem #CommonLaw #2019Unrest #ChrisTang #MikeRowse #AbuseOfPower #YouthRights #PublicPolicy
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3284816/keeping-people-police-bail-5-years-abuse-power?module=top_story&pgtype=section
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Chris Tang Ping-keung, Secretary for Security, should reassess Hong Kong's rule of law; over 10,000 people arrested during 2019 unrest, with around 7,000 cases still outstanding; common law principles state individuals are innocent until proven guilty; police bail can carry stigma and restrict freedoms; current practice of keeping individuals on bail for up to 5 years is deemed unreasonable and an abuse of power; a proposed amendment suggests a one-year limit on police bail; Mike Rowse, author, has lived in Hong Kong since 1972 and has extensive government experience.
#HongKong #PoliceBail #LegalSystem #CommonLaw #2019Unrest #ChrisTang #MikeRowse #AbuseOfPower #YouthRights #PublicPolicy
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3284816/keeping-people-police-bail-5-years-abuse-power?module=top_story&pgtype=section