Conservative MP Garnett Genuis is voicing concern over reports that the Hong Kong police detained the relatives of Conservative candidate and pro-democracy advocate Joe Tay for questioning last week, saying the incident is consistent with tactics used by the Chinese regime to silence dissent abroad.
The comments made by Genuis during a recent interview with The Epoch Times come on the heels of reports from Hong Kong media on May 8 that Tay’s cousin and the cousin’s spouse were taken from their home in the Fo Tan region to a police station for questioning by the National Security Department.
“It is gravely wrong. It is an act of brazen interference,” Genuis said, referring to the Hong Kong police’s questioning of Tay’s relatives….