Thread by @jeromeacohen

Here is China Daily’s latest attack on the independence of the HK judiciary, again written by former head of HK’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Tony Kwok. 1/n
s.chinadailyhk.com/aUfAj2

Like other critics seeking to tame HK’s independent judges, he terms judicial acquittals and light sentences “a scandal” and “dirty linen.” Here Kwok calls for “forceful intervention by the administration” to appoint a review committee that, after wide-ranging study, will...2/n

...urge changes in current practices. This essay is part of a campaign, not limited to the pages of China Daily, to put pressure on the court system and the Bar Association and the Law Society to side with the prosecution in controversial cases. 3/n

It may foretell a change in the position of Carrie Lam. She has claimed that the changes recently wrought by the new NSL, which indeed already damage the independence of the judiciary, have not done so and may be resisting further restrictions on judicial independence. 4/4