National security law: three more Hong Kong defendants released on bail in city’s biggest case so far under the legislation
- Bail revoked for another in prosecution’s High Court challenge against magistrate’s decision to grant temporary release to 11 defendants
- Forty-seven defendants have been charged with subversion, accused of plotting to paralyse the government
But the High Court judge revoked the bail previously awarded to a fourth defendant following a review requested by prosecutors.
The result marked an end to prosecutors’ challenge against the release of 11 of the 47 defendants in the case, all of whom stand charged with subversion over an unofficial primary election last summer.
After three sessions of review proceedings starting last Thursday, Court of First Instance judge Esther Toh Lye-ping revoked the bail initially granted to four of the accused, while endorsing the lower court’s decision to release the other seven.
Four other defendants were released on March 5 after prosecutors withdrew their challenge against their release.
The latest to be granted bail were district councillors Kalvin Ho Kai-ming, Lee Yue-shun and Sze Tak-loy. District councillor Sam Cheung Ho-sum had his bail rescinded by the higher court on Monday.
