Singapore denies entry to Hong Kong activist, supporter of exile democracy

A supportive campaign of democracy that fled from Hong Kong was rejected from entering Singapore despite granting it a visa, as the city said that his presence “will not be in a national interest.”

Nathan Le Lu, who lives in exile in the United Kingdom, said that he arrived in Singapore on Saturday to attend the “Closed door, call only” conference, but he was detained on the border for four hours.

“I did not ask the questions and did not give a reason to deny,” he told the BBC.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs in Singapore indicated that the authorities are required by the Hong Kong authorities, which accused him of endangering national security.

Singapore has a delivery treaty with Hong Kong.

The ministry spokesman said in response to BBC inquiries: “The entry of the master and his presence in the country will not be in the national interests of Singapore,” said the ministry spokesman in response to BBC inquiries.

“The visa is still subject to other tests when entering the country. This is what happened with the Nathan Law,” he said, adding that the law was referred to “interrogation, immigration and security evaluation” after its landing.

Singapore is known to be cautious about foreign policy. In a statement issued last year, the government said it “is taking a clear and strong stance against the import of politics in other countries to Singapore.”

In a statement, Mr. The law said it believes The denial of entry was for “political” reasons. He said: “I am not sure whether the external forces, like the People’s Republic of China (the People’s Republic of China), are directly or indirectly,” he said.

Al -Sayed Lu said that he had applied for a visa that would allow him to “enter one time for a few days”, And that he was approved three weeks before his departure. He said he has a travel document in the UK.

On Sunday, the activist was placed on the first trip to San Francisco, where he initially left.

The organizers of the event that was scheduled to attend the BBC.

BBC also arrived at Hong Kong and the British authorities for comment.

Mr. Lu, the former legislator in Hong Kong, She is one of the most prominent figures in the pro -democracy city movement, which fled the city in 2020 after China imposed the full national security law that aims to secede, sabotage and terrorism with penalties that reach prison.

In 2021, it was She granted asylum in the United Kingdom.

Hong Kong authorities Hong Kong $ Dolk Bonuses offered (128,000 dollars; 95,000 pounds) for information that can help them to arrest the law and activists supporting democracy.

This is not the first incident taken by the Singapore authorities regarding Hong Kong’s activists in Hong Kong.

In 2019, the city’s state imposed a fine on a Singapore activist to hold an online forum several years ago, which included prominent activist Joshua Wong speaking at a remote call.