Five US lawmakers propose sanctions on Hong Kong judges and others; lawyer Siu Sze-kong files High Court case alleging obstruction of justice
美國參眾5議員提制裁港法官等 律師蕭思江入稟高院 指涉妨礙司法公正
Five US senators and representatives proposed the Hong Kong Sanctions Act early this month and initiated the legislative process. The bill names 49 people, including judges designated under the National Security Law and Department of Justice prosecutors, and asks the US president to determine whether they should be placed on a sanctions list. Lawyer Siu Sze-kong, who previously acted as chairman of the Hong Kong People's Human Rights and Livelihood Party, filed an application with the High Court last Friday (10th) in the name of a company, seeking an order that the five US lawmakers had obstructed the course of justice and were in contempt of court. He also argued that not only the police, but “everyone”, could arrest the five in Hong Kong. According to records, Siu has previously filed several cases concerning political figures and events. In 2016, he sought an order requiring the Director of Immigration to declare Benny Tai’s HKSAR passport invalid and prohibit him from further spreading statements supporting Taiwan independence. In 2017, he applied for a judicial review, arguing that the Equal Opportunities Commission had the duty and power to follow up on Youngspiration’s Yau Wai-ching reading “支那” when taking her oath as a Legislative Council member. In 2021, he filed a case arguing that Hong Kong could hear the case involving Chan Tong-kai’s alleged murder of his girlfriend.
美國 5 名參、眾議員本月初提出《香港制裁法》，並啟動立法程序，點名 49 人，包括《國安法》指定法官、律政司檢控官等，要求美國總統判斷，是否列入制裁名單。曾以「港人民權民生黨」主席身分活動的律師蕭思江，上周五（10 日）以公司名義向高等法院入稟，要求法庭頒令該 5 名美國議員涉妨礙司法公正和藐視法庭，並提出不止警察，「所有人」都可以在港拘捕該 5 人。 翻查資料，蕭思江過往曾多次就政治人物及事件入稟，其中在 2016 年，曾入稟要求入境處長宣告戴耀廷特區護照失效、禁止其再散播「台獨」言論；2017 年曾提出司法覆核，指平機會有責任和權力跟進「青年新政」游蕙禎在立法會議員宣誓時讀成「支那」一事；2021 年則入稟稱，香港可審理陳同佳涉謀殺女友案。