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If enacted, Article 23 would expand the law to bolster the government’s crackdown on political dissidents, which has been ongoing for more than three and a half years.
Jonathan Price, a member of Lai’s legal team with Doughty Street Chambers in London, said on Tuesday morning that ‘the pathetically flimsy nature of these charges is becoming plain for all to see.’
Lai has been imprisoned for over 1,000 days under a controversial law.
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The self-made media mogul has already been detained for more than 1,000 days and faces the possibility of life in prison if he is found guilty.
His imprisonment has drawn sharp rebukes and calls for clemency from supporters including Catholic bishops.
The Chinese bishop began his visit to Hong Kong on Monday night with vespers in the chapel of Hong Kong’s diocesan offices followed by an exchange of gifts.
The law’s harsh penalties include life in prison for what the government deems sedition or terrorism, including acts such as damaging public transport facilities.
‘TikTok‘s paymasters in the Chinese Communist Party don’t want people to hear the truth about #Jimmylai and #HongKong.’
The apostolic administrator of Hong Kong, Cardinal John Tong, has asked the government to eliminate the extradition law completely, and for an independent inquiry into the excessive use of force by the Hong Kong police.
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