This will set the cat amongst the pigeons
The Court of Final Appeal on Friday dismissed the prosecution’s application to challenge the acquittal of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and veteran democrat Martin Lee, along with ex-lawmakers Lee Cheuk-yan, Margaret Ng, Leung Kwok-hung, Cyd Ho, and Albert Ho, over a 2019 protest.
Hong Kong’s top court has rejected a government bid to appeal against the acquittal of seven veteran democrats who were accused of organising an unauthorised assembly related to a large-scale rally during the 2019 pro-democracy protests and unrest.
The Court of Final Appeal on Friday dismissed the prosecution’s application to challenge the acquittal of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and veteran democrat Martin Lee, along with ex-lawmakers Lee Cheuk-yan, Margaret Ng, Leung Kwok-hung, Cyd Ho, and Albert Ho, over organising an unauthorised assembly on August 18, 2019.
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Hong Kong’s top court rejects gov’t bid to appeal acquittal of 7 veteran democrats over 2019 protest
