Lai, 74, faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a national security law imposed by China’s ruling Communist party on the former British colony.After a local court earlier said Owen could represent Lai, Hong Kong’s leader asked China’s top lawmaking body to decide whether overseas lawyers could participate in national security cases.
Jimmy Lai faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a national security law imposed by the ruling Communist party on the former British colony.When the court of final appeal sided against the government on Monday, city leader John Lee requested China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee decide on the matter.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
FreeJimmyLai
Not only that. We gweilo are no longer welcomed in HongKong. I got yelled at by random folks in my neighbourhood. Fxxk CCPChina standwithhongkong
See how the regime is using every means to block Jimmy Lai’s fair trial. It’s not just about a kangaroo court in action. It’s about full political purge by a corrupted govt, which can be applied on every other target. “Asia’s World City” is a joke.
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