Gov’t loses appeal against acquittal of former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting over 2019 protest charge

Hong Kong’s Department of Justice (DoJ) has lost its appeal against a lower court’s decision to acquit former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting of a perverting the course of justice charge linked to the 2019 protests and unrest. A panel of three Court of Appeal judges delivered the judgment on Fri