Court approves last attempt by 11 jailed opposition figures to clear their names

A Hong Kong court has endorsed a final attempt by 11 jailed opposition politicians and activists to clear their names, following their convictions for conspiracy to commit subversion in a landmark national security trial.
In a written judgment delivered on Monday, the Court of Appeal identified five legal issues that deserved further scrutiny by the Court of Final Appeal over the appellants’ involvement in an unofficial legislative primary election in 2020 and a broader scheme to paralyse the...