Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal hears Jimmy Lai, ex-lawmakers appeal over 2019 unlawful protest convictions.
Hong Kong's top court began hearing an appeal from former media mogul Jimmy Lai and six ex-lawmakers regarding their convictions for joining an unlawful protest in 2019. This trial is the first in Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal following recent resignations of foreign judges, raising scrutiny on the city's judiciary. The lower court previously cleared the activists of organizing charges but upheld their guilty verdict for participating.
June 24, 2024
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