Re:Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national ...
by PakG1 on Monday August 10, 2020 @12:20AM
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That part is REALLY weird.
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Re:Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national ...
by ivalm on Monday August 10, 2020 @12:22AM
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It is not weird in that countries enforce what they see as antiterrorism laws outside their borders (US is a prime example). The problem here is that China is targeting essentially anyone with a strong critical voice.
Re:Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national ...
by throwaway77643 on Monday August 10, 2020 @01:38AM
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Isn’t that pretty standard?
For example, Julian Assange, Kim Dotcom, and Richard O'Dwyer were all prosecuted for crimes committed outside the US.
Re:Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national ...
by KMag on Monday August 10, 2020 @04:45AM
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Kim Dotcom and Richard O'Dwyer were pretty ridiculous, but Julian Assange was trafficking in what he knew were stolen U.S. government secrets. I think there's a good first amendment defence for Assange, based on the public good and his role in whistleblowing, but I can understand why the UK would extradite someone allegedly knowingly handling stolen state secrets of an ally.