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Marathon Bail Hearing For Hong Kong Dissidents Enters Third Day ibtimes.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ibtimes.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A marathon bail hearing in Hong Kong has entered its third day, as dozens of pro-democracy activists returned to court after being charged with “subversion” under the territory’s national security law in a case that reignited international concern over Beijing’s crackdown on dissent.
The group were back in the dock on Wednesday to hear arguments from the legal teams of the last eight defendants.
Police arrested 47 of the city’s best-known dissidents on Sunday for “conspiracy to commit subversion” in the broadest use yet of security legislation that Beijing imposed on the city last June.
The defendants represent a broad cross-section of Hong Kong’s opposition, from veteran former lawmakers to academics, lawyers, social workers and youth activists.
Hong Kong Prosecutors Charge 47 With Subversion, Supporters Rally Outside Bail Hearing
Posted by John Chan | Mar 1, 2021
In an orchestrated spectacle seemingly timed to coordinate with leaders in Beijing, 47 prominent pro-democracy supporters including very nearly every member of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp were crammed into a West Kowloon courtroom on Monday, March 1 for a bail hearing. They were charged the day prior with subversion under the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) for running in an informal primary election in July 2020, in which more than 600,000 Hong Kong people voted. If ultimately convicted, they face up to life in prison.
After adjourning for several hours when it emerged that multiple defendants were denied access to their lawyers, Monday’s hearing continued for more than ten hours without reaching a conclusion. Just before 2 a.m. it was adjourned for nine hours after one defendant fainted, and three more were sent to the emergency room after collaps
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