HongKong

Hong Kong court rejects activist’s attempt to quash colonial-era sedition charges on constitutional grounds




Hong Kong’s District Court has thrown out opposition activist Tam Tak-chi’s final attempt to shelve or quash his sedition charges under a colonial-era law before trial, but stopped short of clarifying whether they are constitutional. District Judge Stanley Chan Kwong-chi on Monday concluded the activist’s attack on the constitutionality of the charges in his bid to stay the proceedings was “misconceived”, as it was “obvious” the matter should have been raised at trial next month. “I’m not…



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