Singapore denies entry into a sharpened HK Pro-Democracy activist

A prodemocratic campaign, who escaped from Hong Kong, was refused to enter Singapore, although he received a visa, with the city-state stated that his presence “would not be in national interests”.

Nathan Low, who lives in exile in the UK, said he arrived in Singapore on Saturday to attend a closed door conference only for invitations, but was detained at the border for four hours.

“I was not asked questions and they did not give reason to refuse,” he told the BBC.

D -Law was wanted by Hong Kong authorities, who accused him of endangering national security, the Interior Ministry said in Singapore.

Singapore has an extradition contract with Hong Kong.

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

“The visa holder is still subject to more on -date checks at the time of entering the country. It happened with the Nathan law,” he said, adding that G -Low was directed for “interrogation and immigration and security assessment,” after he landed.

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

In a statement, g -n Lowe said he believed The refusal to enter was on “politically” reasons. “I’m not sure if the external forces, like the PRC (the People’s Republic of China), are directly or indirectly participated,” he said.

Mr. Law said he had applied for a visa that would allow him “one-time entry in a few days”, And that it was approved three weeks before its departure. He said he had a refugee travel document in the UK.

On Sunday, the activist was placed on the highest flight back to San Francisco, where he initially left.

The organizers of the event he had to attend refused to comment on the BBC.

The BBC also addressed Hong Kong and the British authorities for comment.

D -Low, former Hong Kong legislator, is one of the most famous figures in the city movement for democracy that fled the city in 2020 after China imposed an extensive national security law, which is aimed at secession, undercutting and terrorism with prison lifetime.

In 2021 he was provided asylum in the UKS

Hong Kong authorities have Offered prizes from HK $ 1M ($ 128,000; £ 95,000) for information that can help them arrest Mr Law and other democracy activists.

This is not the first incident in the Singapore authorities to take action on Hong Kong activists on democracy.

In 2019, the city country fines Singapore activist to hold an online forum several years before, which presented the famous activist Joshua Wong, who spoke in a teleconference conversation.