Lawyer who handled 'Hong Kong 12' case loses legal licence

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A human rights lawyer who handled the case of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists detained in China had his licence revoked Friday, he told AFP, a move he said was triggered by the sensitivity of the case for Beijing.

Lu Siwei -- together with another rights lawyer Ren Quanniu -- was appointed by families of two of the "Hong Kong 12", a group intercepted last August trying to flee the city by boat for Taiwan.

Chinese authorities did not recognise the two lawyers appointed by the families, and Lu was denied access to the defendants in mainland China. Lu said after the ruling on Friday that handling a number of sensitive cases had "marked my destiny". Lu told AFP before the hearing that he believed the notice was "just a cover" and that the Hong Kong case was likely a decisive factor behind the revocation.

 

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