Why Hong Kong prosecuted ‘Dragon Slaying’ bomb plotters under UN anti-terrorism law

Why Hong Kong prosecuted ‘Dragon Slaying’ bomb plotters under UN anti-terrorism law

[South China Morning Post] - 11/18/2024

Defendants were charged under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance, which was invoked for the first time since it was enacted in 2002.



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