The Department of Justice of Hong Kong has previously appointed David Perry, the Queen’s Barrister of the United Kingdom, to serve as the prosecutor in Hong Kong to deal with such persons as Li Zhiying, founder of Next Media Group, and Martin Lee, founder of the Democratic Party, who were involved in the illegal assembly case at Victoria Park in August the previous year Prosecution work. The Department of Justice recently issued a statement stating that another lawyer has been appointed.
The Department of Justice stated that since the High Court approved David Perry to appear in court in the form of “special admission”, there has been constant pressure and criticism from the British society against David Perry’s involvement in the case, and pointed out that some of them were “one-sided criticism”. The case is confused with the National Security Law. The Department of Justice quoted David Perry as expressing concern about the pressure and exemptions from compulsory quarantine. In the interest of the public and the trial date is approaching, the Department of Justice has appointed another lawyer to handle the prosecution of the case.
The British Foreign Minister Raab once denounced that only profit is a plan (mercenary）
The Department of Justice also stated that the Department of Justice will definitely refute all unfair and untrue allegations in an attempt to damage and discredit the independent criminal justice system of the SAR.
The British Foreign Secretary Raab recently denounced David Perry for taking over the case, which made people feel mercenary, saying that he did not understand how anyone handled the case “conscientiously”.
The former British Foreign Minister Malcolm Rifkind also wrote an article in a British newspaper recently, criticizing the decision to hire David Perry, questioning that the case is a political prosecution, and that David Perry has the right to refuse employment because of his conscience.
Reporter Lu Xi Editor Hu Lihan
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