The Australian Federal Police is being questioned over why it allowed police from Hong Kong to tour cyber sites in Canberra and Perth, despite concerns of Chinese espionage.
An Australian lawyer with a police bounty on his head in Hong Kong has questioned why officers from the Chinese territory were allowed into Australia for training, calling it "traumatising" for pro-democracy activists being targeted by Beijing.
"We do actually continually share intelligence with … we are actually a net receiver of intelligence and that intelligence has led to protecting a lot of Australians from harm, particularly from illicit drugs," he said. Melbourne-based lawyer Kevin Yam is one of eight overseas-based pro-democracy activists who has been targeted by Hong Kong police, who accused him of "serious" national security offences and"While I don't question the AFP's professionalism, to have Hong Kong police in their official capacity being physically in Australia, from a personal perspective, is pretty traumatic," he told the ABC.
Commissioner Kershaw said the training would focus on teaching "executive leadership" rather than "tactical" skills. The commissioner promised to provide more information on the visit to the cyber security centre, but Senator Paterson said it would be "deeply ironic" if the training program involved cyber security.
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