China News Agency, Hong Kong, January 11. The Hong Kong SAR government stated late at night on the 10th that it strongly opposed foreign governments' interference in the judicial case of Lai Zhiying and false accusations and criticisms of the Hong Kong SAR government.
According to the Information Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, it was reported that Li Zhiying's "international lawyer team" had written to the British Prime Minister earlier to request an urgent meeting to discuss seeking assistance in releasing Li Zhiying, who is on remand.
The report also stated that the Minister of State for Indo-Pacific Affairs of the British Foreign Office, Zhuo Yamin, met with Jimmy Lai's lawyer team at the request of the 10th. In addition to acknowledging that the authorities had provided support to Jimmy Lai for a period of time, he also falsely accused the Hong Kong SAR government of Some people including Zhiying.
The Hong Kong SAR government opposes and condemns the so-called "international lawyer team" and the British government's attempts to undermine Hong Kong's rule of law and interfere with Hong Kong's independent judiciary. affairs.
The Hong Kong SAR government stated that Hong Kong is a society ruled by law, and has always adhered to the principle that laws must be obeyed and violations must be prosecuted, which has won the recognition of the international community.
All along, the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has been in charge of criminal prosecutions under the protection of the Basic Law of Hong Kong without any interference; it has made independent prosecution decisions for each case based on evidence and applicable laws in a rigorous and objective manner in accordance with the Prosecution Code.
The Department of Justice of the SAR Government will only prosecute when there is sufficient evidence to give the case a reasonable chance of conviction and when it is in the public interest.
The Hong Kong SAR government continued that as for the defendants of criminal offenses, under the protection of the Hong Kong Basic Law and the Hong Kong Bill of Rights, they will be tried fairly by judicial organs with independent judicial power.
Article 85 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong clearly stipulates that the courts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region conduct trials independently without any interference.
The Hong Kong SAR government stated that we will never allow any foreign forces or individuals to interfere in the judicial process of the Hong Kong SAR and the internal affairs of the Hong Kong SAR, and strongly condemn it.
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