US and British Figures Reject ‘Conspiracy’ Allegations Involving Jimmy Lai; Former US Consul General in Hong Kong Kurt Tong Calls Them Utterly Ridiculous
英美政要反駁與黎智英「串謀」 美國前駐港總領事郭明瀚：可笑至極
Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai is charged under Hong Kong’s National Security Law with, among other offences, “conspiracy to collude with a foreign country or external elements”. The prosecution alleged yesterday (the 2nd) that Lai, together with several foreign political figures, repeatedly asked foreign governments to sanction China and Hong Kong. Several of those named rejected the allegations. Kurt Tong, the former US consul general in Hong Kong, said the suggestion that Lai’s conversations with him, a former diplomat, constituted a crime was utterly ridiculous. British financier and human rights activist Bill Browder said: “I have never met or spoken with him [Lai].”
《壹傳媒》創辦人黎智英被控香港《國安法》下「串謀勾結外國勢力」等罪名，控方昨日（2日）指控黎智英聯同多名外國政要，多次要求外國政府制裁中國及香港。多名被點名的人士提出反駁，美國前駐港總領事郭明瀚指，黎智英與身為前外交官的他交談是犯罪的說法，是可笑至極；英國金融及人權活動家Bill Browder稱：「我從來沒有見過他（黎）或與他交談」。