Hong Kong legislators brawl over contentious extradition law
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MAY 11, 2019 / 12:33 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Hong Kong legislators brawl over contentious extradition law
James Pomfret, Jessie Pang
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scuffles broke out in Hong Kongs legislature on Saturday between pro-democracy lawmakers and those loyal to Beijing over an extradition law that will extend Beijings powers over the financial hub.
One person was taken to hospital.
The former British colony is trying to enact rules that would allow people accused of a crime, including foreigners, to be extradited from the city to countries without formal extradition agreements, including mainland China.
Opponents fear the law would erode rights and legal protections in the free-wheeling financial hub - freedoms that were guaranteed when it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.
Tempers boiled over when pro-democracy lawmakers and the pro-Beijing majority tried to hold separate hearings on the bill.
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