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Former Detainee Sees Hong Kong Bill as Warning Sign

Joyce Huang

   A former Hong Kong bookseller is holding up his eight-month
   extrajudicial detention in China as an example of what could happen to
   others if a currently suspended extradition bill is passed into law.

   Lam Wing-kee, the founder of Causeway Bay Books, was one of five Hong
   Kong booksellers who disappeared in 2015 only to turn up in Chinese
   detention. After being held for months in solitary confinement, Lam
   reappeared in a televised confession, pleading guilty to charges of
   illegally selling politically sensitive books into China.

   Months later, he was permitted to return to Hong Kong temporarily and
   openly accused Chinese authorities of having put him through eight
   months of "mental and physical torture." Mainland authorities have
   accused Lam of jumping bail and still seek his arrest for criminal
   investigation.

   Now living in Taiwan where he is safe from Chinese jurisdiction, Lam
   told VOA this week that his case demonstrates what could happen to
   others under the proposed extradition bill.

   "What has happened to me -- someone who has not committed any crime--
   canhappen to each and every one [in Hong Kong]. This has been crystal
   clear. So, you see, that's why so many young people have taken part" in
   recent protests, Lam said during an interview in
   Taipei'sXimendingshopping district, where he hopes to open a bookstore.

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