Hong Kong leader uses a loaded term to describe protesters
Carrie Lam calls protesters ‘rioters’, which risks stoking tension as a conviction for that crime can carry a 10-year prison sentence
15 July 2019 - 16:46
Hong Kong — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday protesters who clashed with police at the weekend were rioters, a legally loaded term in the city, and she supported the police in upholding the law and seeking perpetrators.
Lam made the comments at a hospital where she visited three police officers injured in violent disturbances on Sunday between police and demonstrators angry about an extradition bill...
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