Justice department pushes to install national security judge in case as three pro-democracy legislators arrested over unruly scenes during debate
Hong Kong’s department of justice has asked that a national security judge take over the trial of an activist, even though he has not been charged with national security offences, in a move that underlines the erosion of the city’s independent legal system.
It came as a senior Chinese official called for “judicial reform” in Hong Kong and three pro-democracy legislators were arrested.
Continue reading…Justice department pushes to install national security judge in case as three pro-democracy legislators arrested over unruly scenes during debateHong Kong’s department of justice has asked that a national security judge take over the trial of an activist, even though he has not been charged with national security offences, in a move that underlines the erosion of the city’s independent legal system.It came as a senior Chinese official called for “judicial reform” in Hong Kong and three pro-democracy legislators were arrested. Continue reading…