China’s forced passage of the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law at the end of June this year has drawn international criticism, with many of the 20 countries that had signed agreements with Hong Kong for the transfer of criminals already calling for it. After Finland followed suit in the middle of this month, Ireland recently announced the end of its extradition agreement.
Since July, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, France, the United States have announced the suspension of extradition agreements, the 16th of this month, Finland also officially called the card, which made China angry jump to the feet, to these countries to stop interfering in the affairs of Hong Kong and China’s internal affairs. In spite of China’s repeated calls, Ireland, after reviewing the situation of Hong Kong’s implementation of the National Security Law, also ignored China’s irrational and decided to stop the extradition agreement.
According to The Times, the Hong Kong version of the National Security Law controversy has caused an international outcry, with the Irish government saying in July that it would review the agreement and that it would see what happened next in Hong Kong before making a decision. The Irish foreign minister, Simon Coveney, confirmed the suspension of the extradition agreement when questioned by members of parliament this week, adding that the decision was a clear indication of Ireland’s concerns about Hong Kong.
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