March against extradition

Yesterday, my wife and I joined the second march against the proposed extradition law in a month.  

This time the route is longer and the crowd is much bigger, at an estimation of 100,000+ people.  

It certainly felt like there were a lot of people.  

We started at East Point Road 東角道 in Causeway Bay.  

Many signs expressed the concerns of many of us clearly.  

The proposed law was said by the government to be in response to the case of a man who fled back to Hong Kong after committing murder in Taiwan.  

Most people felt that the man should be extradited back to Taiwan to stand trial.  

Most people would probably not be opposed to that.  

What people are afraid of is that the proposed law could be used to send people to Mainland China.  

The concerns are expressed in many ways, some rather more expressive than others.  

Some people, including some of my friends, claim that people who are innocent should not be afraid of the proposed law.   

Many people, however, are concerned that people may not get a fair trial in some places such as Mainland China.  

Some pro-establishment people such as a Mr. T actually claimed that the state of the justice system in the country which request to extradite the fugitive should not be a factor of consideration.  

Really?  Does he honestly believe that?   If so, he does not deserve to be a lawyer or a politician.   

Supposedly the extradition request will be considered by a judge in Hong Kong, who will then decide whether or not to send the fugitive back for trial.   

However, Hong Kong being part of China, many people question whether the Hong Kong court will be able and willing to stand up to Mainland China.

So many people have raised serious concerns and alternatives to the proposed law.  Yet the government seems to have made up its mind to push through the law as soon as possible.  Something is very stinky here.