Hong Kong Speedboat Fugitive Andy Li in Court After Incommunicado Detention
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Family in Contact With Detained Hong Kong Activist Andy Li
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He faces more serious charges: conspiring with others to lobby foreign countries for sanctions against Hong Kong and the mainland; conspiracy; and possession of ammunition without a licence. Last week, a police statement said that he and seven more activists were returned to Hong Kong to face further charges but he failed to attend a scheduled court hearing in West Kowloon. The State-appointed law firm, Olympia Chambers, said on Thursday that Li missed his court appearance “due to the quarantine conditions,” required in Hong Kong to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and “not due to any other reason”. But his family have been unable to contact him and it has been suggested by local media – said to have been tipped off by the Chinese state – that Li is in a psychiatric hospital, sparking fears he may have been tortured.
âWhere is Andy Li?â: Campaign for missing HK activist
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London: An international campaign has been launched calling for the release of Hong Kong activist Andy Li, who hasnât been seen since he was arrested trying to flee China for Taiwan in a speedboat at the end of August last year.
The 30-year-old computer technician is one of the so-called Hong Kong 12 arrested and charged under Beijingâs new national security law imposed on the territory.
Li and others were sentenced to seven monthsâ jail by a Chinese court in December for illegally crossing the border.