A Hong Kong court on Monday threw out two private prosecutions -- including one against a police officer who shot a pro-democracy protester last ...
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court on Monday threw out two private prosecutions - including one against a police officer who shot a protester last year - following a rare intervention from the financial hub's justice secretary.
But on Monday a magistrate threw out both cases days after Justice Secretary Theresa Cheng announced she was using her powers to end the prosecutions. In June, Cheng warned on her official blog that she would end any private prosecutions"which are groundless or frivolous or brought out of improper motives or political considerations"."I am disappointed by today's ruling and I am extremely furious about the Department of Justice's intervention and termination of the cases," Hui told reporters outside court.
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