The UK Times reports…
Senior Tory MPs and figures within the Home Office have expressed concern about a high-flying British barrister agreeing to prosecute pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong.
David Perry, QC, has been appointed by a Hong Kong court to represent the prosecution in the trial of Jimmy Lai, a publisher known for his criticism of the Chinese state, and Martin Lee, who has been dubbed Hong Kong’s “father of democracy”.
Other defendants include Lee Cheuk-yan, vice-chairman of the pro-democracy Labour Party, and Albert Ho, a veteran liberal. All of the accused face charges of gathering illegally last August during mass street protests against crackdowns imposed by the Communist government.
Last June China imposed a national security law on Hong Kong that punishes anything Beijing considers to…
