National security law: Jimmy Lai back in prison while Hong Kong’s top judges consider bail provision in legislation

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National security law: Jimmy Lai back in prison while Hong Kong’s top judges consider bail provision in legislation

Hong Kong’s top judges have cast doubt on prosecutors’ interpretation of a key provision in the national security law in considering the bail application by media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying.But three members on the panel of five at the Court of Final Appeal also found problems with the principles laid down by a lower judge on granting bail to defendants charged under the new law, when he dealt with an application in another case.Lai was sent back to custody after the top court reserved its…
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