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A infografia apresenta um guia para a lei de segurança de Hong Kong.
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POLÍTICA

Lei de segurança Hong Kong – principais cláusulas

By Jordi Bou

July 1, 2020 - A aprovação da lei de segurança é vista como a medida mais violenta de
Pequim para refrear os protestos e reduzir a autonomia de Hong Kong.

The law, which includes 66 articles and more than 7,000 words,
takes direct aim at the antigovernment protests that have convulsed Hong Kong over the past year.

It will punish crimes of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison, heralding a more authoritarian era for China’s freest city.

China says the laws targeted at a few “troublemakers’ and accuses Britain and the U.S. of interfering in internal matters and fomenting unrest in Hong Kong.

Passage of the law came amid fears in Hong Kong and abroad that it would be used to curb opposition voices in the financial hub. The U.S. has already begun moves to end special trade terms given to Hong Kong after the former British colony was returned to China in 1997.

The law’s passage “represents the greatest threat to human rights in the city’s recent history,” said Joshua Rosenzweig, head of Amnesty International’s China Team.

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PUBLISHED: 01/07/2020; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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