Washington DC, July 12 -- Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (SCCCP) have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to consider sanctions against Hong Kong Police Commissioner Joe Chow Yat-ming for his role in suppressing basic freedoms in the city, according to a release by the Select Committee on the CCP.

The letter, released by the SCCCP, highlights alarming developments in Hong Kong under the watch of Commissioner Chow, whom lawmakers accuse of being a central figure in the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) systematic dismantling of democracy. The letter urges the State Department to investigate whether Chow meets the criteria for sanction...