Law Firms Banned From Case Of HK Detainees

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2020-10-28 HKT 13:47

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  A photo provided by the lawyers show them waiting in Shenzhen for a chance to meet the detainees.

Five law firms representing 12 Hong Kong anti-government protesters who were arrested by mainland authorities in August have been told by the Justice Ministry that they are banned from handling the cases.

Five lawyers appointed by the protesters' families were prevented from seeing the detainees in Shenzhen on Thursday last week.

The lawyers said they would sue the relevant authorities after their repeated requests to meet those held were rejected.

Authorities have told them that lawyers to represent the detainees have already been chosen, although the relatives dispute this.

The 12 were allegedly fleeing by boat to Taiwan when the Guangdong coast guard detained them.

They are now facing charges for allegedly crossing into mainland waters illegally.

Last weekend, protest rallies were held in different parts of the world as a show of support for the detainees.