U.K. Backs Calls for Independent Probe Into Hong Kong Violence
- Foreign minister Murrison says judiciary should be involved
- Comments in Parliament follow attacks on protesters on Sunday
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The U.K. government wants the violence in Hong Kong over the weekend to be included in the scope of a broader independent inquiry into protests and the police handling of unrest in recent weeks.
Foreign Minister Andrew Murrison told members of Parliament in London that while he supports Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s promise of an investigation into attacks on activists, “it is probably not sufficient simply to have an internal police inquiry.”