by Jimmy Quinn
His attorneys also said their client is facing a ‘barrage of spurious cases’ and ‘legal harassment.’
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Jimmy Lai leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, China, February 9, 2021.
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Lawyers for Jimmy Lai are keeping the pro-democracy icon’s case in the spotlight.
Earlier today, Lai’s international legal team called on the U.N.’s human-rights system to condemn the Hong Kong pro-democracy icon’s continued imprisonment and “legal harassment” by the city’s pro-Beijing government. In a statement about its appeal filed today, the team also added that the Chinese Communist Party has harassed Lai’s lawyers.
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Jimmy Quinn is the former national security correspondent for National Review.
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Lawyers for Jimmy Lai are keeping the pro-democracy icon’s case in the spotlight.
Earlier today, Lai’s international legal team called on the U.N.’s human-rights system to condemn the Hong Kong pro-democracy icon’s continued imprisonment and “legal harassment” by the city’s pro-Beijing government. In a statement about its appeal filed today, the team also added that the Chinese Communist Party has harassed Lai’s lawyers.
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About the Author
Jimmy Quinn is the former national security correspondent for National Review.
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