In response to whether Li Zhiying, the founder of One Media, can hire overseas lawyers to defend the suspected case of the National Security Law, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will be released in a meeting held in Beijing.
Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency, Sing Tao Daily and the Internet media "Hong Kong 01" reported that the Standing Committee of the People's Congress held the first plenary meeting in the Beijing Great Hall on Tuesday (December 27) in the morning, four days.The meeting was chaired by Li Zhanshu, the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and was held on the spot and video. A total of 136 people attended.
According to reports, the meeting of the Hong Kong and Macao Office of Hong Kong and Macau was reportedly reported on that day, and was commissioned by the State Council to explain to explaining the clause of the Hong Kong National Security Law.
Li Jiachao expressed his identity as the chairman of the National Security Council of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Welcome and thanks to the Beijing Central Committee to accept his suggestions, asking the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to explain the clause of the Hong Kong National Security Law and get the countryThe Standing Committee of the People's Congress is included in the agenda.Li Jiachao said that he would pay attention to the results of the review of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
Tan Yaozong, member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, refused to comment on the content of the meeting, saying that it would only respond on the day of the closing of the meeting on Friday (30th).Tan Huizhu, deputy director of the Basic Law Committee attended, said that as a legal person, she believes that if the relevant issues are dealt with as soon as possible, it will be very helpful for the filing of the Li Zhiying case. "The meeting has the opportunity to solve this problem, allowing both parties to be filed for two months. "Asked if the scope of the interpretation will be wider than Li Jiachao's request. She does not comment, and whether Hong Kong law wants to modify it depends on the content of the interpretation.
After Li Zhiying was sued in violation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal approved him to hire British Royal Lawyer Tim Owen as a defense.After the failure of the Hong Kong Government's appeal, Li Jiachao announced on November 28 that he would submit a report to the Beijing Central Committee. It was suggested that the Standing Committee of the People's Congress explained to the National Security Law and focused on whether overseas lawyers who did not qualify in Hong Kong could represent the defendant to defend the defendant in Hong Kong.
Li Jiachao went to Beijing last week to report to President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Beijing. When summing up the itinerary, "I believe that the central government will make a decision on interpretation soon", and reiterates that the central government hopes to "solve some problems" in the hope of the central government.At the time, it has been fully supported by the central Hong Kong institutions and the Hong Kong and Macau Office.
The Li Zhiying case will hold the first case management meeting on May 30, 2023, and the review will be officially held on September 25, 2023.The interrogation is expected to take 40 days to conclude on November 21, 2023.On the court of the court, from May 2nd to May 3rd, 2023, listening to the debate's termination of the hearing application, the case will be tried by the three designated judges of the National Security Law.
