Pro-China supporters hold the pictures of Jimmy Lai with words"Traitor of China" Image: Vincent Yu/PA Images Pro-China supporters hold the pictures of Jimmy Lai with words"Traitor of China" Image: Vincent Yu/PA Images PROMINENT HONG KONG democracy advocate and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai returned to court to relaunch his appeal for bail today ahead of his April trial on charges of colluding with foreign forces.
Critics at home and abroad say the legislation amounts to a crackdown on political dissent and free speech that is eroding the rights and freedoms promised to Hong Kong under the “one country, two systems” framework following the handover from British colonial rule in 1997. That prompted a withering attack on the Hong Kong judiciary by the ruling Communist Party newspaper People’s Daily.
#Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to youHe was believed to have arrived at Hong Kong’s High Court in a prison van this morning.