(CNN) The UK will suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong "immediately and indefinitely" due to the controversial national security law implemented in the city by mainland China. "The imposition of this new national security legislation has significantly changed key assumptions underpinning our extradition treaty arrangements with Hong Kong," Raab said in the UK Parliament Monday. "Given the role China has now assumed for the internal security of Hong Kong and the authority it is exerting over law enforcement, the UK will extend to Hong Kong the arms embargo that we have applied to mainland China since 1999," Raab confirmed. "There will be no exports from the UK to Hong Kong of potentially lethal weapons, their components or ammunition. The controversial national security legislation, imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong on July 1 , gives China sweeping new powers over the semi-autonomous city.

Source: CNN July 20, 2020 14:15 UTC