The Court of Appeal began a 10-day hearing on the appeals of 13 activists who were jailed over unofficial pro-democracy election primaries held in 2020.
The role of overseas justices on Hong Kong’s top court has become ‘increasingly anachronistic and arguably cosmetic,’ said Australian Judge Robert French.
Hong Kong’s freedom continues to deteriorate under the national security law and the suppression of activities commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre.
The Court of Appeal began a 10-day hearing on the appeals of 13 activists who were jailed over unofficial pro-democracy election primaries held in 2020.
The role of overseas justices on Hong Kong’s top court has become ‘increasingly anachronistic and arguably cosmetic,’ said Australian Judge Robert French.
Hong Kong’s freedom continues to deteriorate under the national security law and the suppression of activities commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre.