The Court of Hong Kong Final Appeal rejected the ultimate appeal of the Department of Justice, allowing Li Zhiying, founder of Apple Daily, who had been suspended, hired foreign barristers in the National Security Law case.However, the case was originally planned to start trial this Thursday (December 1), but the Department of Justice has gone to Xin Gao Court to ask for a case of post -picked Li Zhiying case and waiting for the Chinese central government to interpret it.
According to the report, the Hong Kong Department of Justice responded to the inquiry that he had visited the High Court to apply for a post -trial and did not comment on the details of the case.
Li Zhiying's case was originally planned to start trial on Thursday. After the ultimate appeal license of the Department of Justice was rejected, the Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao submitted a report to the Chinese central government and requested to explain whether overseas lawyers were allowed to participate in handling processingNational Security Law Case.
Analysis believes that the Hong Kong Department of Justice's application will be interrogated for seven days to wait for the central government to interpret.