If at times American law is an arse, then China’s national security law, by which Beijing hopes to condemn billionaire democracy activist Jimmy Lai to life in prison, is an absolute farce. The law, passed just three years ago to quash dissent in Hong Kong, uses pseudo-legal language familiar to Franz Kafka fans. And it is being wielded by prosecutors and judges too comical to be the Keystone Kops. Somewhere, I hope, a screenwriter is feverishly typing. Read the full opinion at The Washington Post.

Source: Washington Post December 23, 2023 13:13 UTC