Lawyer says former Stand News editor did not intend to threaten Hong Kong security
A lawyer for former Stand News acting chief editor Patrick Lam Shiu-tung told Hong Kong’s High Court that he was carrying out his editorial duties and did not intend to undermine national security. The court is reviewing issues linked to an earlier sedition conviction involving the news outlet.
A lawyer for former Stand News acting chief editor Patrick Lam Shiu-tung has told Hong Kong’s High Court that Lam had no intention of undermining national security, the South China Morning Post reports. The lawyer said Lam was fulfilling his responsibility to publish articles while working for the now-defunct outlet. The submission came despite an earlier conviction in which the publication was found liable for sedition.
A panel of High Court justices referred to the trial judge’s finding that Lam had decided to publish material containing false information from interviewees. The trial judge had also ruled that the material had a seditious effect by inciting hatred, according to the supplied report. The available material does not state the outcome of the current proceedings or detail the specific articles being considered.
It sets out the defence position that Lam’s conduct reflected his editorial duties and lacked an intention to harm national security, alongside the earlier findings described by the court.
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