The original lawsuit of the Hong Kong High Court issued a license last month to approve Li Zhiying's employment of British Royal Lawyer Owen to Hong Kong to represent him.The court rejected, and then applied to the court to apply for a permit, requesting that the Court of Final Appeal was rejected.
Dai Qingcheng Hong Kong report
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Li Zhiying, the founder of Hong Kong One Media, who has attracted much attention from the international community, is suspected of violating the Hong Kong National Security Law and will officially start trial next Thursday (December 1).In the past month, the public opinion has strongly questioned the court's practice of allowing the overseas barrister to participate in the case, and runs counter to the legislative purpose of the Hong Kong National Security Law to prevent foreign or external forces from intervening in Hong Kong affairs.
But some interviewees pointed out that the law of Hong Kong did not require the exclusion of foreign barristers to participate in the Hong Kong National Security Law case. It is not advisable to politically politically in the society and should have confidence in the judicial system of Hong Kong.
Lin Dingguo, the director of the Secretary for Law of the Hong Kong Government, said on Wednesday (November 23) that the Department of Justice has applied for an appeal to the Court of Final Appeal on the court's approval of foreign barristers to participate in the Li Zhiying case. The schedule is Friday (November 25)Trial.He also said that because the judicial procedures were in progress, he was not suitable to comment on the cases.
Lin Dingguo led officials to attend the Legislative Council on Wednesday morning to communicate with members of the Legislative Council.After the meeting, he was also asked about all the foreign prosecutors and asked them to sign a document to promise to comply with the Hong Kong National Security Law.Lin Dingguo said that when the Department of Justice responded to the media, he had made a explanation that he did not specially supplement it.
As for whether officials have discussed the National Security Law case with the public concern at the exchange meeting at the exchange meeting, Lin Dingguo pointed out that everyone has some discussions on the judicial procedures.The key is that any person involved can get a fair interrogation under the current law.
74 -year -old Li Zhiying is one of the well -known democratic sportsmen in Hong Kong.In August last year, he was accused of "conspiring collusion with foreign forces" with one of the six former supervisors of One Media.Li Zhiying has been detained for 21 months, and the case is scheduled to start on December 1.
The Litigation Court approved the defense
The Hong Kong High Court Litigation Division issued a license last month, and approved Li Zhiying to hire the British Royal Lawyer Tim Owen to represent him to defend him.The Department of Justice then applied for a license to the court and asked to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal.The Appeals Division issued a verdict a few days ago, refused to issue a license to the Department of Political Affairs, and ordered the Department of Justice to pay the cost of litigation.
The Appeals Division said that when the Director of the Department of Justice issued a trial instructions from the jury in July this year, the three reasons proposed did not include "protecting state secrets", and the prosecution did not disclose that the secrets of the state secretly gave Li Zhiying's partyAnd international lawyers also need to abide by British lawyers' behavior rules, just because he is saying that his behavior is not subject to "nonsense."Purpose and purpose.
The Department of Justice added a new appeal argument: seriously affects the interrogation of the defense
The Appeals Division also pointed out that this case was tried on December 1st. The Department of Justice previously hired three senior barristers to handle it and put forward different or additional arguments. Now adding new appeal arguments will be added.Causes trouble and seriously affect their preparations for the trial.
The ruling of the Hong Kong Court caused some of the institutional dissatisfaction.In the past few days, the institutional faction launched a public opinion offensive and questioned that overseas barristers were allowed to participate in the case of the case of the case that participated in the case.
Dr. Chen Xiaofeng, Secretary -General of the Hong Kong Law Exchange Foundation, believes that when receiving an interview with Lianhe Morning Post, if the Department of Justice is still not satisfied with the decision of the Court of Final Appeal, according to the established mechanismThis result will happen.
Chen Xiaofeng pointed out that the Li Zhiying case was not only a serious national security case, but the complexity was also due to the attention of the case attracted the attention of all walks of life at home and abroad.However, the Hong Kong Basic Law and the Hong Kong National Security Law did not require foreign judges.Legally, Li Zhiying has the right to hire overseas lawyers, and the Department of Justice also has the right to appeal.At present, everything is carried out in accordance with Hong Kong law, which will not affect the rule of law and judicial independence in Hong Kong.
