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Threats to Irish lawyer working on the Jimmy Lai case
Published 1 year ago
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The international lawyer working on the Jimmy Lai case, Caoilfhoinn Gallagher, says she won't be intimidated by threats to her. Katie and Paul do a deep dive with Caoilfhionn into the trial of the Hong Kong businessman, whose is in court this week as closing arguments are made against him by the authorities on varies charges including colluding with foreign forces.
The 77-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is being held in solitary confinement.
Katie and Paul also get Caoilfhoinn's view on the case again Kneecap's Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh. She explains why she is concerned about the clampdown by UK authorities on certain protests.
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