#BREAKING Tong Ying Kit, first man in HK charged under #NSL, will launch judicial review against DOJ’s decision to not to grant jury to his formal trial, his defense counsel told High Court.
The decision was first revealed by @AFP last month.
The decision was first revealed by @AFP last month.
Lau Chi-pang, a history professor of Ling Nan University who has been appointed by gov to lead a committee to rename the subject of liberal studies, will be the prosecution’s expert to explain the slogan #光復香港時代革命 in Tong Ying Kit’s case.
Tong Ying-Kit’s counsel Lawrence Lok SC sought to postpone the formal trial currently set in June and July with 3 reasons :
- Neither his or any other bilingual counsel’s diary fits
- Tong will JR no jury decision
- Defense was only told ystd about prosecution’s expert
- Neither his or any other bilingual counsel’s diary fits
- Tong will JR no jury decision
- Defense was only told ystd about prosecution’s expert
The 3 judges on the bench Esther Toh, Anthea Pang and Wilson Chan denied the defense’s application to delay the formal trial citing #NSL spirit of proceeding expeditiously.
It means trial is very likely to take place while legal challenge against its no-jury arrangement goes on.
It means trial is very likely to take place while legal challenge against its no-jury arrangement goes on.
The 3 judges have also decided that the trial, literally the 1st #NSL trial in HK, will be conducted in English though Beijing and DOJ told ppl to rely on Chinese version of the law.
Yet it remains unknown, if it’s heard by 3 judges, is 2:1 or 3:0 required to reach a ruling.
Yet it remains unknown, if it’s heard by 3 judges, is 2:1 or 3:0 required to reach a ruling.
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