Hong Kong’s justice department rejects ‘despicable’ claims targeting prosecutors

Hong Kong’s justice department has rejected online accusations about the newly promoted public prosecutions director and a colleague, labelling the allegations “despicable behaviour” and an attempt to “defame public officers”. In a statement on Saturday, the department said it had referred the case to law enforcement agencies for further investigation, vowing to “severely punish lawbreakers in accordance with the law”. US-based Hong Kong fugitive activist Frances Hui Wing-ting has accused the...