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Written by: Hu Jiaxin
2021-01-21 09:56
Last update date: 2021-01-21 09:59
Democratic Party founding chairman Martin Lee, former Legislative Council member Margaret Ng, and founder of Next Media, Li Zhiying, and many other pro-democracy figures were charged last year for organizing and participating in an unauthorized assembly on August 18, 2019.
The Department of Justice earlier hired David Perry, Queen’s Barrister of the United Kingdom, as the prosecutor of the case.
The Department of Justice issued a statement yesterday (20th) stating that there was constant pressure and criticism from the British society, and the Department of Justice decided to appoint another lawyer to handle the case as scheduled.
The Chief Lecturer of the Faculty of Law, Hong Kong University, Zhang Tat-ming, told the Business Channel program "Starting on a Sunny Day" this morning that since the incident was exposed, the lineups on both sides have had great voices. A member of the National Security Council, it is doubtful whether the prosecution decision will not be interfered.
He pointed out that under normal circumstances, it is not correct for foreign countries to criticize large-scale cases, and he is not happy to criticize the work of the Attorney General. But today, "only state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps." "The regime itself If you don’t abide by the rules, it’s not fair to criticize Baixing for lighting up the lamp.”
Zhang Xiangming believes that it is a good thing to hire an overseas chief lawyer David Perry to handle this case and can provide overseas cases for court reference.
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Zhang also believes that it is a good thing to hire an overseas counselor David Perry to handle this case. Overseas cases can be provided for the court's reference, and the court can approve the attorney general to hire an overseas counselor based on the public interest.
As for Li Zhiying’s involvement in fraud and the National Security Act’s bail granted earlier, the Department of Justice filed an appeal, and the Court of Final Appeal approved the Department of Justice’s appeal. The bail appeal will be processed on February 1.
Zhang Daming pointed out that the list of five judges handling trials has not yet been announced. He described the situation as strange. Generally, the list of judges has been announced for cases scheduled for trial in the final court from March to April. He is worried about whether the government will not allow overseas judges to handle "the government thinks it is important." , A case that can’t be lost.” He believes that the government’s decision this time is an important indicator of whether it is to act in accordance with the Basic Law or to consider political factors.
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