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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: Hong Kong defers on Mugabe immunity in attack By MIN LEE,Associated Press Writer AP - 2 hours 25 minutes ago HONG KONG - Hong Kong must defer to China's decision to grant immunity to Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe over her alleged attack on a British photographer because Beijing is in charge of foreign affairs, the territory's justice secretary said Monday. ADVERTISEMENT Legislators in this former British colony expressed frustration at Hong Kong's lack of recourse against the alleged assault in January by the wife of Zimbabwe's authoritarian leader. Britain returned Hong Kong to China in 1997. The territory retains separate political, legal and economic systems from the mainland, but its constitution states that Beijing handles its foreign relations. Photographer Richard Jones alleges that Mugabe punched him in the face repeatedly when he was taking pictures of her near a luxury hotel on Jan. 15 for London's The Sunday Times, inflicting at least 10 cuts with the diamond-encrusted rings she was wearing. Mugabe was reportedly vacationing in the Chinese-ruled territory. The Chinese foreign ministry's Hong Kong office told the local government that Mugabe enjoys immunity in the territory as the wife of a foreign head of state, Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung told a legislative hearing on Monday. "The issue of privileges and immunities is a matter of foreign affairs, which is the sole responsibility of the Central People's Government," Wong said. Wong added that he had relayed outrage in Hong Kong about the attack to the Chinese government. But lawmakers questioned if that was enough. "You say the consequence is that you relayed Hong Kong's concerns about this matter to the Chinese government. Is that it? Even if someone dies, do you just report it to the teacher like a good student? Is that it?" legislator Miriam Lau asked. "The crux of the problem is what Hong Kong can do. If the answer is the only thing Hong Kong can do is express its concerns to the central government, Hong Kong citizens will think that's insufficient," pro-democracy lawmaker Margaret Ng said. Legislators earlier had urged the local government to ban Mugabe from visiting Hong Kong again, but Wong said Monday that the territory doesn't have the right to impose a ban without China's approval. Asked by The Associated Press after the meeting, Wong also declined to say if the government had enough evidence to prosecute Mugabe if it were permitted to do so. Calls to the Chinese foreign ministry's Hong Kong office late Monday went unanswered. Mugabe's 85-year-old husband, Robert Mugabe, has been accused of overseeing his country's economic collapse, trampling democratic rights and killing opposition supporters. The U.S., the European Union and Britain have imposed sanctions on Mugabe's ruling clique, including asset freezes and travel bans. China has been criticized for supporting corrupt African regimes, including those in Sudan and Zimbabwe, amid its growing presence there. In July, Beijing, along with Russia, vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution in the U.N. Security Council that proposed worldwide sanctions against Mugabe and 13 officials. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (1 vote) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: Asia Pacific Japan deploys defenses for NKorean rocket launchAP - 1 hour 34 minutes ago Khmer Rouge torturer in dockReuters - 1 hour 54 minutes ago Khmer Rouge accused faces survivors as trial opensAP - 1 hour 56 minutes ago Hong Kong defers on Mugabe immunity in attackAP - 2 hours 25 minutes ago Filipino militants set time for hostage beheadingAP - 2 hours 45 minutes ago Most Popular – Asia Pacific Viewed Prince William up for Afghanistan fight: report US toughens conditions for GM, Chrysler aid Hot tea linked with throat cancer Peugeot board sacks boss Streiff 100,000 secular Britons seek 'de-baptism' View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

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