China accused the United Nations high commissioner for human rights of emboldening “radical violence” in Hong Kong by suggesting the city’s leader conduct an investigation into reports of excessive use of force by police.
The UN’s human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, wrote in an opinion piece that was published on Saturday in the local South China Morning Post that Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s government should prioritise “meaningful, inclusive” dialogue to resolve the crisis.
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Bachelet, who was twice president of Chile, urged Lam to hold an “independent and impartial judge-led investigation” into police conduct in their handling of the protests; one of the pro-democracy protests so-called five demands.
China’s UN mission in Geneva said that Bachelet’s article interfered in the internal affairs of China and exerted pressure on the city’s government and police, which would “only embolden the rioters to conduct more severe radical violence.”
Hong Kong’s leaders have only one way out of the protest crisis – a broad, open and inclusive dialogue with the whole community
Significant op-ed by Michelle Bachelet — the UN high commissioner for human rights. @UNHumanRights h/t @janwetzelHK https://amp.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3039705/hong-kongs-leaders-have-only-one-way-out-protest-crisis-broad-open?__twitter_impression=true …Hong Kong’s leaders have only one exit route out of protest crisisThe government must heed the clear message Hongkongers delivered through the district council elections and undertake confidence-building measures such as an impartial investigation into allegations…scmp.com298:12 AM – Nov 30, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy24 people are talking about this
It said Bachelet had made “inappropriate comments” on the situation in Hong Kong and that the Chinese side had lodged a strong protest in response.
No concessions
Since the unrest began, protesters have disrupted traffic, vandalised public facilities and pro-China shops, and hurled petrol bombs in pitched battles with riot police who have responded with volleys of tear gas and water cannons.
The occupation of several universities by protesters earlier this month after fiery clashes with police capped one of the most violent chapters in the turmoil, which has contributed to the city’s first recession in a decade.
Global News 
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