Hong Kong activist, paralegal to both face sentencing after Jimmy Lai’s national security trial in December
Pro-democracy activist Andy Li and paralegal Chan Tsz-wah pleaded guilty last August to conspiring with the Apple Daily founder to call for foreign sanctions on Hong Kong and mainland China.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Andy Li and paralegal Chan Tsz-wah, who pleaded guilty more than a year ago to conspiring with media mogul Jimmy Lai, are set to be sentenced after the Apple Daily founder stands trial in December under the Beijing-enacted national security law.
Li and Chan were brought before High Court judge Alex Lee on Friday, when the court discussed sentencing arrangements for the duo in a high-profile national security case involving Lai.
In August last year, Li and Chan pleaded guilty to taking part in a conspiracy with Lai to ask external forces to impose sanctions on Hong Kong and mainland China between July 2020 and February 2021. Other people involved in the alleged offence included Lai’s aide Mark Simon and self-exiled activist Finn Lau.
Judge Lee said he intended to adjourn the sentencing of Li and Chan until after the conclusion of Lai’s trial. The lawyers for the defence, including Senior Counsel Robert Lee and barrister Alain Sham, agreed that such an arrangement was “sensible.”
The court eventually set a tentative date and asked the defendants and their representatives to return to court on January 12, 2023, to evaluate the progress of the case. If Lai’s trial was still underway at that time, the court would adjourn sentencing again.
(Extracted from HKFP)
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Pro-democracy activist Andy Li and paralegal Chan Tsz-wah pleaded guilty last August to conspiring with the Apple Daily founder to call for foreign sanctions on Hong Kong and mainland China.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Andy Li and paralegal Chan Tsz-wah, who pleaded guilty more than a year ago to conspiring with media mogul Jimmy Lai, are set to be sentenced after the Apple Daily founder stands trial in December under the Beijing-enacted national security law.
Li and Chan were brought before High Court judge Alex Lee on Friday, when the court discussed sentencing arrangements for the duo in a high-profile national security case involving Lai.
In August last year, Li and Chan pleaded guilty to taking part in a conspiracy with Lai to ask external forces to impose sanctions on Hong Kong and mainland China between July 2020 and February 2021. Other people involved in the alleged offence included Lai’s aide Mark Simon and self-exiled activist Finn Lau.
Judge Lee said he intended to adjourn the sentencing of Li and Chan until after the conclusion of Lai’s trial. The lawyers for the defence, including Senior Counsel Robert Lee and barrister Alain Sham, agreed that such an arrangement was “sensible.”
The court eventually set a tentative date and asked the defendants and their representatives to return to court on January 12, 2023, to evaluate the progress of the case. If Lai’s trial was still underway at that time, the court would adjourn sentencing again.
(Extracted from HKFP)
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