Hong Kong’s justice department has rejected online accusations by US-based activist Frances Hui Wing-ting against two prosecutors, labelling the claims despicable and fabricated.
Hong Kong’s justice department issued a statement on Saturday rejecting the allegations. It said the claims targeted the newly promoted public prosecutions director Anthony Chau Tin-hang and a colleague, Maggie Yang Mei-kei. Both prosecutors have handled national security cases.
The department called the accusations despicable behaviour and an attempt to defame public officers. It referred the matter to law enforcement agencies and vowed to severely punish lawbreakers in accordance with the law.
Frances Hui Wing-ting, who fled Hong Kong in 2020 and received asylum in the United States in 2022, faces a HK$1 million bounty. She is wanted on suspicion of colluding with a foreign country to endanger national security. Hui accused the prosecutors of abusing their positions for private ends and claimed their former boss sided with them.