Moolenaar: Hong Kong Legal System Controlled by CCP

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) today released the statement below following the sentencing of 45 Hong Kong activists to up to ten years in prison and the resumption of Jimmy Lai's sham trial yesterday. 

“This week saw Hong Kong authorities, acting at the behest of the CCP, impose harsh and unjust prison sentences against courageous pro-democracy Hong Kongers. Whether it be the sentencing of the Hong Kong 47 or the resumption of the show trial against Jimmy Lai, it is clear that Hong Kong’s legal system has been degraded and is controlled by the CCP. I condemn these acts in the harshest terms and urge the State Department to sanction the Hong Kong officials, prosecutors, and judges responsible for these unjust court proceedings.”