{"id":2170,"date":"2024-04-10T17:54:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=2170"},"modified":"2024-04-10T17:54:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:54:36","slug":"hong-kong-expels-advocate-who-planned-to-monitor-jimmy-lai-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=2170","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong expels advocate who planned to monitor Jimmy Lai trial\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"wsw\">\n<p>A media watchdog said Wednesday that Hong Kong authorities expelled one of its officials who had arrived to cover the trial of pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wsw__a\" href=\"https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/hong-kong-rsf-representative-detained-and-deported-attempt-monitor-jimmy-lai-s-national-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reporters Without Borders<\/a>, or RSF, said Aleksandra Bielakowska was detained for six hours at an airport before being deported.<\/p>\n<p>Bielakowska, a Taiwan-based advocacy officer for RSF, had traveled to Hong Kong to meet with journalists and attend the trial, along with RSF\u2019s Asia-Pacific Bureau Director C\u00e9dric Alviani. But, the watchdog said, authorities at the airport detained, searched and questioned Bielakowska.<\/p>\n<p>A copy of the deportation documents, shared with VOA, states only that Bielakowska\u2019s expulsion is to be \u201cimminent and\/or immediate.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\">\n<figure class=\"media-image js-media-expand\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FILE - Jimmy Lai is escorted by Correctional Services officers to get on a prison van before appearing in a court in Hong Kong, Dec. 12, 2020.\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/01000000-0aff-0242-075c-08dc5980ddef_w250_r1_s.jpg\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ico ico-fullscreen ico--media-expand ico--rounded\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<span class=\"caption\">FILE &#8211; Jimmy Lai is escorted by Correctional Services officers to get on a prison van before appearing in a court in Hong Kong, Dec. 12, 2020.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rebecca Vincent, director of campaigns at RSF, told VOA the reason provided to Bielakowska by Hong Kong authorities was vague, and that she had previously traveled there with no problem.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent said that RSF&#8217;s Alviani had been admitted to Hong Kong but left for safety reasons after Bielakowska was deported.<\/p>\n<p>The team are &#8220;now safely back in Taipei,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>RSF said it was \u201cappalled\u201d by the treatment of Bielakowska and called for Hong Kong authorities to provide an explanation and guarantee that its team will be able to return to cover Lai\u2019s trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have never experienced such blatant efforts by authorities to evade scrutiny of court proceedings in any country, which further highlights the ludicrous nature of the case against Jimmy Lai, and the dire erosion of press freedom and the rule of law in Hong Kong,\u201d Vincent said in the published statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Hong Kong government\u2019s Security Bureau did not immediately reply to VOA&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wsw__embed\">\n<figure class=\"media-image js-media-expand\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"RSF\u2019s Asia-Pacific Bureau Director C\u00e9dric Alviani and Aleksandra Bielakowska pictured at the launch of the world press freedom index in Taipei on May 3, 2023. (Courtesy RSF)\" src=\"https:\/\/gdb.voanews.com\/01000000-0aff-0242-293b-08dc59826cf9_cx0_cy9_cw100_w250_r1_s.jpeg\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ico ico-fullscreen ico--media-expand ico--rounded\"\/>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<span class=\"caption\">RSF\u2019s Asia-Pacific Bureau Director C\u00e9dric Alviani and Aleksandra Bielakowska pictured at the launch of the world press freedom index in Taipei on May 3, 2023. (Courtesy RSF)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bielakowska and Alviani had planned to cover Lai\u2019s trial, which is nearing the 60-day mark. The 76-year-old publisher is accused of sedition and collusion with foreign forces under Hong Kong\u2019s national security law. He has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted, former publisher of the Apple Daily newspaper could face up to life in prison.<\/p>\n<p>The U.N. Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights, Ben Saul, earlier this year raised concerns about the trial, including alleged use of evidence obtained by torture.<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong authorities have disputed accusations that the trial against Lai is unfair.<\/p>\n<p>RSF representatives, including Bielakowska have previously traveled to Hong Kong to meet with journalists. 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