Tag: Judicial Independence
Hong Kong Proposal Would Let Chief Executive Determine National Security Crimes
The Hong Kong government on Monday, June 8 proposed introducing subsidiary legislation under the Safeguarding...
KMT Proposal That Would Allow Chinese Citizens to Hold Office in Taiwan Draws Security Concerns
Taiwan's Kuomintang party, or KMT, which holds an opposition-majority in the government's parliament,...
Hong Kong Plans New Power to Certify National Security Cases, Raising Legal Concerns
The Hong Kong government plans to introduce subsidiary legislation under its existing national security...
Hong Kong Woman Charged 6 Years After 2019 Protest as National Security Cases Expand
A 21-year-old woman who returned to Hong Kong from Australia has been charged by authorities over allegations...
Jimmy Lai’s Sentencing Is Designed to End Hong Kong’s Press Freedom—for Good
Hong Kong courts are scheduled to sentence Jimmy Lai, the 78-year-old founder of Apple Daily and a British...
Right to a Jury Denied in Hong Kong’s First National Security Law Trial
Hong Kong’s High Court ruled on May 20 there will be no jury allowed in the trial of 24-year-old Tong...