Hong Kong Kills the Rule of Law
By putting a bounty on the heads of democracy activists, Chief Executive John Lee has effectively murdered the rule of law.
By Mark L. Clifford
Hong Kong’s retreat from freedom has turned into a rout. The city’s Chief Executive John Lee announced bounties on the heads of eight Hong Kong democracy activists living abroad, pledging more than $1 million for their arrests. Lee, the territory’s top official, did not hesitate to pronounce the eight guilty. He warned that people sho…
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