最近辭任特區終審法院非常任法官的 Jonathan Sumption 岑耀信就香港的法治和獨立的司法權發表個人意見,在英國《金融時報》撰文質疑香港國安法限制法官自由度,言論自由及集會自由淪為空談,並直指香港曾是充滿活力、政治多元的社會,現正慢慢步向“極權社會”(註:原句為“Hong Kong, once a vibrant and politically diverse community is slowly becoming a totalitarian state.”)
岑耀信法官文章提及違反香港國安法的“羊村繪本案”,“針對港獨歌曲的禁制令”以及“六四守夜活動”等被定罪的案件,是促使“許多法官” 被日益暗淡的政治氣氛所嚇倒,而忽視了其作為自由捍衛者的傳統角色。(註:原句為 “Intimidated or convinced by the darkening political mood, many judges have lost sight of their traditional role as defenders of the liberty of the subject”)
最近辭任特區終審法院非常任法官的 Jonathan Sumption 岑耀信就香港的法治和獨立的司法權發表個人意見,在英國《金融時報》撰文質疑香港國安法限制法官自由度,言論自由及集會自由淪為空談,並直指香港曾是充滿活力、政治多元的社會,現正慢慢步向“極權社會”(註:原句為“Hong Kong, once a vibrant and politically diverse community is slowly becoming a totalitarian state.”)
岑耀信法官文章提及違反香港國安法的“羊村繪本案”,“針對港獨歌曲的禁制令”以及“六四守夜活動”等被定罪的案件,是促使“許多法官” 被日益暗淡的政治氣氛所嚇倒,而忽視了其作為自由捍衛者的傳統角色。(註:原句為 “Intimidated or convinced by the darkening political mood, many judges have lost sight of their traditional role as defenders of the liberty of the subject”)