China accuses UN rights chief of inflaming Hong Kong unrest

China has accused the UN high commissioner for human rights of emboldening “radical violence” in Hong Kong.

Michelle Bachelet wrote in an opinion piece in the South China Morning Post that Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s government must investigate reports of excessive use of force by police in the city.

Ms Bachelet urged Ms Lam to hold an “independent and impartial judge-led investigation” into police conduct of protests. It has been one of key demands of pro-democracy demonstrations that have roiled the territory since June.

China’s UN mission in Geneva said Ms Bachelet’s article interferes in the internal affairs of China and exerts pressure on the city’s government and police, which “will only embolden the rioters to conduct more severe radical violence”.

Via ITV News