A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester needed to be saved by authorities after being beaten in the premises of the Chinese consulate in Manchester.
The demonstrator, called just as Bob, was dragged inside the consulate premises where he was punched and kicked by a group of guys.
He stated: ‘It’ s ludicrous. They should not have actually done that. We are expected to have flexibility to state whatever we desire here.’
Video video footage revealed authorities pertaining to his rescue however Bob invested the night in medical facility after suffering numerous injuries.
Foreign secretary James Cleverly has actually been prompted to require responses over the scenes at evictions of the structure, where 30 to 40 demonstrators had actually collected as the 20 th Communist celebration congress was starting inBeijing
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Downing Street stated the reports of the attack on Sunday were ‘extremely concerning’.
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham stated he would wait to hear the outcomes of the authorities query.
But he included: ‘I want to make clear that it is never acceptable for peaceful protesters to be assaulted and those responsible need to be held to account for their actions.’
Senior Tory Sir Iain Duncan Smith stated the federal government must ask for an apology from the Chinese ambassador and Bob’s aggressors must be returned toChina
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And shadow foreign secretary David Lammy stated: ‘The foreign secretary should urgently summon the Chinese ambassador to demand an explanation.’ Exiled Hong Kong political leader Nathan Law tweeted: ‘Foreign and home secretaries must investigate.’
A representative for the consulate informed the BBC the protesters had‘hung an insulting portrait of the Chinese president’ They included: ‘This would be intolerable and unacceptable for any diplomatic and consular missions of any country. Therefore, we condemn this deplorable act.’
Chinese censors have actually formerly looked for to secure the president’s image by prohibiting Winnie- the-Pooh images from social networks to stop users comparing him to the plump, bumbling bear.
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