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Li Zhiying case|Tim Owen did not represent Lai in court, the defense revealed that he had not obtained a work visa for the Lai case

2022-12-01T05:34:06.626Z


Li Zhiying, the founder of Next Media, was accused of colluding with foreign forces, violating the "Hong Kong National Security Law", and involving the use of his company to publish seditious publications through "Apple Daily". meeting


Li Zhiying, the founder of Next Media, was accused of colluding with foreign forces, violating the "Hong Kong National Security Law", and involving the use of his company to publish seditious publications through "Apple Daily". It will be heard by three judges designated by the National Security Law.

However, before the trial, Lai was allowed to hire British Queen's Counsel Tim Owen, which caused another round of turmoil.

The Court of Final Appeal refused to grant permission to appeal to the Department of Justice at the beginning of this week. Li Kexuan was represented by the British Royal Court, but Chief Executive Li Jiachao announced that he would ask the National People’s Congress to interpret the law. The Department of Justice also wrote to the court to apply for adjournment of the trial. The court session continued as usual this morning. The prosecution applied for adjournment of the case for 7 days after the court session, but the defense did not object.

Judge Li Yunteng thought it would be ideal to postpone the case for a longer period of time, and postponed the case to December 13 for another hearing.

The defense revealed that Tim Owen was unable to obtain a work visa for the Li case.


The court opened on time at 10:30 in the morning. As soon as the court opened, the representative of the Department of Justice told the three judges that he had written to the court earlier requesting that the case be postponed for 7 days, pending the interpretation of the law by the National People's Congress. The defense did not object to the postponement.

The defense pointed out that Tim Owen could not obtain a work visa for the Li case.

British Queen's Counsel Tim Owen, who originally represented Li Zhiying, did not represent Li in court this morning. Li continued to be represented by senior counsel Peng Yaohong.

Peng explained to the court that Tim Owen was unable to extend his work visa in the Lai case yesterday, so he was unable to represent Lai in court.

Peng also pointed out that Tim Owen himself was handling another case in Hong Kong, but only the work visa of the Lai case could not be extended.

It is understood that Tim Owen has been approved to work in Hong Kong with a work visa, and he is handling another criminal case.

On the other hand, Li Zhiying applied to the Immigration Department to extend the cases that he could handle with the visa to Li's cases, but the Immigration Department did not approve it.

Li Zhiying case|The prosecution seeks to clarify the degree of participation of overseas lawyers, which will be the first interpretation of the National Security Law

Li Zhiying's daughter (right) also attended the court this morning.

(Photo by Lu Yiming)

Defendant Li Zhiying (74 years old) and Apple Daily Co., Ltd., Apple Daily Printing Co., Ltd. and Apple Daily Internet Co., Ltd. were each charged with one count of conspiracy to publish seditious publications and one count of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces.

Li was separately charged with two counts of conspiring with Chen Zihua, Mark Simon, Li Yuxuan and others to collude with foreign forces.

Gunmen Escort Lai's Prison Car to Court

Li Zhiying was escorted to the High Court at about 9:00 this morning. The security around the court has been significantly strengthened. There are armed police officers on guard at the scene, and some police officers with police dogs are patrolling near the exit of the prison vehicle.

But the security of the court is as usual. All those who go to the court must first undergo a security check in the basement lobby.

Courtroom No. 7, which handles the Li case, is located on the fifth floor of the courthouse. There are obviously more security guards stationed on this floor. People who enter the courtroom must first obtain tickets and be verified before entering.

When Li Zhiying was escorted to the High Court this morning, the security was significantly strengthened.

(See the picture below for details)

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Set up 200 seats in the extended court for the public to observe

Due to the public concern about the case, the judiciary has made special arrangements, including reserving 75 seats for media representatives, of which 27 are in the courtroom and 48 are in the extension of the courtroom; Citizens enter the court to observe, and there are more than 200 seats in the extension of the court on the 3 floors of the High Court. Citizens can observe through video.

The case will be heard by judges Du Libing, Li Sulan and Li Yunteng designated by the National Security Law, and the trial is expected to take 30 days.

Case number: HCCC 51/2022

Li Zhiying hired British Queen's Counsel Tim Owen to the Hong Kong government to request the interpretation of the law.

(See the picture below for details)

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Li Zhiying Case|The Department of Justice opposed Li Pinying’s imperial appeal to Tim Owen and failed to apply for permission to appeal to the Final Court. Li Jiachao: The Department of Justice applied to postpone the Li Zhiying case today. One article does not agree with Ying Ying's inexperience on Li Zhiying's case|The Department of Justice confirmed that it has sent a letter to the Court of First Instance requesting to postpone Li's trial of Li Zhiying|The prosecution pointed out that Li Pinying's imperial court, Tim Owen, was helpless. The court ruled on Monday Zhiying case|The defense revealed that it will apply for a permanent termination of the hearing on the grounds that there will be no jury in the case

Source: hk1

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