Hong Kong's top public prosecutor quits, says he was sidelined

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Leading lawyers have already warned of a stark new era of mainland justice. FMTNews HongKong DavidLeung

Department of Justice head David Leung says he could no longer work with Hong Kong’s justice secretary.

David Leung, who heads the city’s Department of Justice and who recently led a high-profile public prosecution against pro-democracy leaders involved with the city’s 2014 Occupy Central protests, wrote in the email that he could no longer work with Hong Kong’s justice secretary Teresa Cheng. Leung added in his email that for national security cases that had arisen since the laws took effect on June 30 he had no knowledge of proceedings.Hong Kong’s proudly independent judiciary, one of many freedoms guaranteed when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule 23 years ago, has long been considered key to its success as a global financial hub.

 

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