at 18:30 (JST), August 27

Asian View

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Key words : self-defense operation
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210827_08/

Officials of Japan's Defense Ministry and the Self-Defense Forces are carefully considering whether to carry out evacuation operations as planned following the bombings at the airport in the Afghan capital Kabul.

The SDF has sent three transport aircraft to Islamabad in neighboring Pakistan to bring Japanese nationals, local embassy staff and others out of Afghanistan.

The SDF hopes to evacuate as many people as possible before the August 31 deadline for the US troop withdrawal. Some officials involved in Japan's evacuation mission say their operations may effectively end on Friday.

Defense Ministry and SDF officials are assessing the local security situation to determine whether it is possible to secure the safety of evacuees and SDF personnel.

They say they will make their decision after confirming how many evacuees have reached the airport. The US administration and other governments are advising people to stay away from the airport, citing security reasons.

Key words : hong kong
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210827_04/

Hong Kong authorities have disqualified a pro-democracy lawmaker after he was deemed to be not loyal enough. This is the first such case under a Beijing-backed eligibility review committee instituted earlier this year.

The second-highest ranking official in Hong Kong's government, Chief Secretary John Lee, told a news conference on Thursday that Cheng Chung-tai had been removed from the Legislative Council. He added that Cheng will also be ineligible to run in elections for the next five years.

Lee said Cheng failed to uphold the Basic Law and bear sufficient allegiance to Hong Kong.

Lee said the review committee had decided that Cheng would not be suitable as a member of the election committee.

Cheng had been expected to be picked as a member of the election committee next month and vote in a poll to select Hong Kong's chief executive next March.

Cheng remained a lawmaker even after other pro-democracy legislators resigned en masse last November.

The review committee determines whether election candidates are patriots based on the territory's national security law. The legislation is aimed at cracking down on anti-government activities.

The committee was set up in May when Hong Kong's electoral system was overhauled under Chinese President Xi Jinping's administration.

Key words : video thailand
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210827_09/

A video clip of police officers torturing a suspect to death in Thailand has gone viral on the Internet. Seven officers have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

The security camera footage was first posted on social media on Tuesday. It shows a man being pinned down to the floor and tortured to death in a police station. The man's head is covered by some plastic bags.

Police in Thailand announced on Thursday night that they had arrested the head of the police station in Nakhon Sawan province and six others. The individuals are reportedly suspected of assaulting and killing an alleged drug dealer in their custody on August 5.

The lawyer who released the footage said he had received it from a police officer at the Nakhon Sawan station. Citing information he was given when he got the clip, the lawyer said the chief of the police station had demanded that the suspect pay 2 million baht in return for his release.

Police say the head of the police station admitted that the man was killed, but denied that he was extorted.

The revelation of an apparent brutal murder by police officers has sent shock waves through Thailand. Many people are calling for the country's police force to be reformed. The force has been accused of corruption.

Key words : chinese government children workload
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