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HL HL12087
Hong Kong: Barristers
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13 January 2021
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27 January 2021 · Answer
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban British barristers from being employed by the Hong Kong Department of Justice for the prosecution of Hong Kong residents for charges relating (1) to state security, and (2) to civil prot
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13 January 2021
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ban British barristers from being employed by the Hong Kong Department of Justice for the prosecution of Hong Kong residents for charges relating (1) to state security, and (2) to civil prot
Source: Lords
27 January 2021
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Anyone working on cases involving Hong Kong politicians and activists will want to assure themselves that the very highest legal standards, including fairness, are being upheld. The Government has been clear that the Hong Kong authorities must end their t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-01-13/HL12087
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1276435
- uk · wq-1276435 · source updated 27 January 2021