Lawmaker Kwok Wai-keung was accused by Raymond Chan of dragging him through a conference room and to the floor during a LegCo meeting in May. Former lawmaker Raymond Chan Chi-chuen says he has been informed that Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah has intervened in his private prosecution against pro-Beijing lawmaker Kwok Wai-keung and is moving to put a stop to his case. On his Facebook page, Chan said he was notified of the decision by the Department of Justice today afternoon. It asks the court to arrange a hearing on November 9, where the prosecution will “offer no evidence to the summons” against Kwok. In August, Cheng twice exercised her authority to take control of private prosecutions initiated by Democratic Party lawmaker Ted Hui.

Source: The Standard November 06, 2020 11:26 UTC