HONG KONG—A Hong Kong court on Friday granted emergency bail to former Democratic Party leader Wu Chi-Wai, detained on charges of breaking the city’s national security law, so he can attend his father’s funeral, the South China Morning Post reported. Wu is among 47 opposition figures charged with conspiracy to commit subversion by participating in an unofficial, non-binding and independently organised primary vote last year to select candidates for a since-postponed city election. Authorities said the vote was a “vicious plot” to “overthrow the government,” which falls under a national security law that Beijing imposed on the former British colony in July 2020. Most of the 47 have been denied bail. The South China Morning Post said the funeral for Wu’s 92-year-old father was scheduled for Saturday and Wu filed an urgent bail application to the High Court after the Correctional Services Department had denied a bail request this week, …
Ex-Hong Kong Lawmaker, Held Under Security Law, Gets Bail for Father’s Funeral
May 7, 2021
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