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EU Condemns Arrest of Former Macau Pro-Democracy Lawmaker
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EU condemns arrest of former Macau pro-democracy lawmaker
BRUSSELS: The European Union on Saturday (Aug 2) condemned Macau's arrest of former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam-san, saying it only heightened concerns about the "erosion of political pluralism" in the Chinese territory. Au is the first person to be arrested under the c
The former President-in-Office of the Democratic People's Party was arrested for suspected violation of the National Security Act, while in prison. The EU says that "expresses concerns" of freedom of expression.
Macao Police Arrest Former Pro-Democracy Lawmaker for Colluding With Foreign Forces
HONG KONG—Police in Macao detained a man believed to be a prominent pro-democracy advocate on suspicion of colluding with outside forces in breach of the national security law. Local media outlets reported former pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San was the suspect. A police statement Thursday said the 68-year-old Macao resident with the surname Au allegedly colluded with an anti-China group outside of the city and provided false and seditious mate…
According to the draft vote to which Lusa had access, the detention of the former Member "is the first under national security legislation of Macau, approved in 2009 and revised in 2023, and occurs in a context of accelerated repression of fundamental freedoms in the Special Administrative Region of Macau (RAEM). Au Kam San was elected for the first time in 2001, benefiting from the expansion of the number of places provided for in the RAEM Basi…
The ex-deputed suspect that providing a "organization or anti-China" a "great amount of false information is to show the p blica in foreign and online" in social networks.
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