British Foreign Minister James Cleverly says the officials left after a police request for them to waive diplomatic immunity for interview over an alleged assault on a demonstrator.
38 minutes agoScuffles took place at the gate of the Chinese consulate after a demonstration in Manchester in October.abc.net.au/news/china-removes-officials-after-english-consulate-incident/101774084China has removed six officials from the UK who police wanted to question over the treatment of a man who said he was kicked and punched while protesting outside the Chinese consulate in Manchester, British Foreign Minister James Cleverly has said.
"I am disappointed that these individuals will not be interviewed or face justice," Mr Cleverly said in a written statement. Police had been investigating the alleged assault on a protester who was beaten by several men after being dragged inside the grounds of the consulate in north-west England during a demonstration against President Xi Jinping.
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