[Opinion] Hong Kong Bar Association chief urges critics to assess Jimmy Lai verdict fairly

Hong Kong Bar Association chief urges critics to assess Jimmy Lai verdict fairly

Jose-Antonio Maurellet says city’s rule of law remains ‘alive and strong’ as conviction of former media boss comes under scrutiny.

Judicial independence in HK alive and strong: Bar

Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, Jose Antonio Maurellet, said on Wednesday that judicial independence and the rule of law in Hong Kong are “alive and strong”. Responding to the guilty verdict in former media tycoon Jimmy Lai's national security trial, Maurellet said the case was decided without interference or pressure, and the trial was held in open court. Speaking in Beijing where representatives from the Bar Association are meeting …