Hong Kong authorities reject Jimmy Lai request for UK lawyer ...Middle East

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's government has refused permission for jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to be represented by a British lawyer at his upcoming national security trial, a court heard Friday.Lai and a group of executives from the now shuttered Apple Daily newspaper are being prosecuted for “colluding with foreign forces”, an offence under a new security law China imposed on Hong Kong to stamp out dissent.Lawyers from common law jurisdictions are able to work within Hong Kong's legal system, particularly for cases where their specific expertise may be required.On Friday, High Court judge Alex Lee confirmed that the Secretary for Justice and Hong Kong’s Bar Association had both o

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