Politics

Hong Kong protests: justice secretary says freedoms are no cover for breaking the law as she defends jailing of Jimmy Lai and others



Hong Kong’s justice minister has warned that freedoms of expression and assembly do not absolve those breaking the law of criminal responsibility, as she defended the jailing of media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying and others for their roles in illegal gatherings during the 2019 protests.Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah stressed such rights were not absolute when she urged the public on Monday to recognise the legal principles limiting the freedoms and the trade-off necessary for maintaining order.Beijing’s…



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