Hong Kong says top UK lawyer has quit team prosecuting dissidents
(WorldNews Asia)

HONG KONG (AFP) - A top British barrister has pulled out of leading a team prosecuting a group of prominent Hong Kong dissidents, the city`s authorities said Wednesday (Jan 20), following growing criticism in the UK. Mr David Perry was announced last week as lead prosecutor in the upcoming trial of nine well-known activists, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai and former lawmaker Martin Lee, on charges of unlawful assembly. But Mr Perry`s involvement sparked a row in the UK...